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17th April 1945 – preparing to break through the Argenta gap
At first light on the morning of the 17th, the Surreys were ordered to move one company to protect the left flank of the Lancashire Fusiliers bridgehead. After some determined resistance had been overcome this company succeeded in establishing itself in the north east outskirts of Argenta. 5 Northamptons, meanwhile, was holding a line on…
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