Joseph Henry Price

Date not known
13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion (Private)

Operations

Normandy (Operation Overlord)

Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of occupied Europe commonly known as D-Day, saw the 6th Airborne Division for the first time.

Event

Rhine Crossing (Operation Varsity)

By late January 1945, the Germans' Ardennes offensive was finally defeated. It had been a costly episode for both sides, but more so for the Germans, who now had to retreat across the Rhine greatly weakened and "in no condition to hold fast even in these positions".

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Private Joseph Henry Price

24 Mar 1945

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Normandy (Operation Overlord)

Rhine Crossing (Operation Varsity)

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Private Joseph Henry Price

24 Mar 1945

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Rhine Crossing (Operation Varsity)

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