Episode 20. The crossing of the Garigliano in January 1944
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Episode 20. The crossing of the Garigliano in January 1944
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This Week in the Second World War
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This episode covers 5th Army attack on the German line in December 1944 including the French Expeditionary Corps attack north of Cassino and the X Corps crossing of the Garigliano River. My guest was Daniel Crampton, son of Sean Crampton, a veteran of the 1st Battalion of the London Irish Rifles.
You can find out more about Sean Crampton here:
Obituary from The Guardian 1999
https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999...
Article about his work in St Edmund's Church Calne
https://www.saintedmundscalne.org.uk/...
The opening of an extension of the Castelforte Gustav Line Museum takes place on Sunday 12 May. All welcome.
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