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4th Armoured Brigade (UK) clearing the area to the west as far north as St Pol

1944-09-04 · Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise · France

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For the rest of 3rd September and for 4th September, under command of 12 Corps, the Brigade protected the left flank of the Corps axis, stepping up behind 53rd (Wessex) Division and clearing the area to the west as far north as St Pol, past the old World War One battlefields.

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