commander of Army Group B
With the D-Day landings just 48 hours old
Three 501 Sqn Hawker Tempests roar low across the North Sea outbound from Bradwell Bay
Developed from the F
On the ground are the discarded chutes of the 2nd Battalion dropped ten minutes earlier
Mid Atlantic Dawn by Ivan Berryman. (GL) UNT65 commander of Army Group BDHM6920GL. Mid Atlantic Dawn by Ivan Berryman. Upon hearing the news that Admiral Villeneuve and his squadron had headed across the Atlantic to the West Indies, Nelson, in HMS Victory, set off in pursuit early in June, 1805, in the hope of engaging the French there, thus preventing them from combining with the Spanish fleet that were blockaded in Cadiz. Nelsons squadron comprised the 74 gun Amazon, Swiftsure, Belleisle, Canopus, Conqueror, Donegal,