Commonwealth Cemetery – Becklingen War Cemetery – Niedersachsen, Germany
The Commonwealth cemetery at Becklingen in Germany lies on the Lüneburger Heide, close to the Bergen-Belsen Concentration camp. …
Coldstream Guards
All articlesThe Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. When the Second World War began, the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Coldstream Guards were part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France; whilst the 3rd Battalion was on overseas service in the Middle East. Additional 4th and 5th battalions were formed for the duration of the war. They fought extensively, as part of the Guards Armoured Division, in North Africa and Europe as dismounted infantry. The 4th battalion first became a motorized battalion in 1940 and then an armoured battalion in 1943.
