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Ireland’s Wars: The Second World War In 1944
1944 opened with the Allies in a very strong position on every front, but still with a number of difficult obstacles between them and a final victory over the Axis. In the East, Russian advances were being bought with an … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1944, belgium, british army, france, history, ireland, italy, netherlands, saipan, second world war, us army, war, world war ii
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Ireland’s Wars: Breaking The Hindenburg Line
By the end of September 1918, the Allies’ success in the first two thirds of the Hundred Days meant that they were knocking on the door of the Hindenburg Line, that series of defensive trenches that the Germans had constructed … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1918, 36th (Ulster), america, britain, france, germany, hindenburg line, history, ireland, war, western front, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: The 69th On The Western Front
The last stage of the war, following the end of the Spring Offensive and the beginning of the Hundred Days, was, looking at it from a distance, a time of unrelenting Allied gains and success, as their combined armies seemed … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1918, 69th regiment, aef, america, britain, fighting irish, first world war, france, germany, history, ireland, war, western front, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: The Hundred Days
On the 8th August 1918, a combined assault of British, Australian, Canadian, American and French troops smashed into the German lines near Amiens, doing so without a major artillery bombardment beforehand, but relying instead on the support of over 500 … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 10th (irish), 16th (Irish), 1918, 36th (Ulster), britain, france, germany, history, inniskilling dragoons, ireland, war, western front, world war one, ww1, ypres
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Ireland’s Wars: Awaiting Kaiserschlacht
As 1918 began, Germany was on the ropes. There was continued unrest at home from a populace that was increasingly war weary, unhappy with the military oligarchy now in control of the country. The Allied superiority at sea was causing … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 16th (Irish), 1918, 36th (Ulster), britain, france, germany, gough, history, ireland, irish guards, kaiserschlacht, spring offensive, tyneside irish, war, western front, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: Arras
On the western front, following the eventual end of the Somme campaign, soldiers settled in for a third Christmas and New Years in the trenches. 1916 had been a bloody year, with some gains and some victories to show for … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 10th (irish), 1917, 36th (Ulster), arleux, arras, britain, connaught rangers, france, germany, history, ireland, irish guards, Leinster Regiment, messines, royal dublin fusiliers, war, western front, world war one, ww1, ypres
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Ireland’s Wars: Yenikoi
At the conclusion of the first Allied campaign operating out of Salonika, the British and French found themselves hemmed in by the unexpected might of the Bulgarian enemy, backed up by Austro-Hungarian and German support. On the 5th January 1916, … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: The End Of The Somme
September was wearing on, and the weather was getting steadily worse, but the Somme campaign continued. The 36th (Ulster) and 16th (Irish) Divisions had share their share of the fighting (and the casualties) but plenty of other Irish units separate … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, ancre, ancre heights, britain, france, germany, history, ireland, irish guards, le transloy, losboeufs, royal dublin fusiliers, royal irish regiment, somme, war, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: Guillemont And Ginchy
The British and French had made some gains on the Somme, but a substantial advance or major breakthrough still eluded them as July came to a close. In August, much of the British focus of the battle would to rest … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, TV/Movies
Tagged 16th irish division, 1916, britain, Connacht Rangers, france, germany, ginchy, guillemont, history, ireland, Leinster Regiment, liverpool irish, somme, war, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: The Somme Continues
There was little time for the British, or the Irish, to fully contemplate the scale of the disaster that had occurred on the 1st of July. The Battle of the Somme, and indeed, the Battle of Albert, were only just … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, bezentin, britain, contalmaison, france, germany, history, ireland, mametz, royal irish regiment, royal irish rifles, royal munster fusiliers, somme, war, western front, world war one, ww1
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