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D-DAY–TAKING
OF HILLMAN
Courage and Sacrifice on
Road to Take Caen
CHIPMUNKS
OVER OLYMPUS
JUNE 2017
ISSUE 122
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F
OR MANY of our readers it will seem impossible to comprehend that the Falklands conflict took place thirty-five years ago. And for
others of our readers it will be almost as distant and remote as the First or Second World Wars in that it happened before they were
born – or, at least, when they were still very young. And, this month, we also look at other conflicts outside the more usual subject
matter we traditionally cover. On the anniversary of those dramatic events in the South Atlantic, however, it is important that we mark the
passage of those thirty-five years appropriately.
Therefore, and in keeping with Britain at War’s approach of viewing Britain’s conflicts through the eyes of the combatants on both sides,
we have looked this month at the extraordinarily heroic and skilful efforts of Argentinian Air Force and Navy pilots in pressing home attacks
against British assets in the face of horrendous odds of survival. And yet, time and again, these pilots pitted their all against a technically and
militarily superior power and what was then the third most powerful navy in the world. As days wore on, so their chances of surviving the
next mission diminished and they also knew that, if shot down, they would not be rescued by friendly air-sea-rescue services. Despite all, they
achieved remarkable successes against British ships – sometimes with nothing more than World War Two ‘iron’ bombs.
Britain at War can only admire the efforts of these brave pilots. Argentinian author Claudio Meunier’s feature, however, pays impartial
tribute to the airmen and servicemen of both sides who lost their lives in the conflict.
Andy Saunders
(Editor)
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FEATURES
34 Black Buck Vulcans to Stanley
At the end of its career as bomber, the Vulcan was called
upon to finally go into action in the far-distant South Atlantic.
Providing invaluable support, as we explain; the Victor tankers.
The diminutive Chipmunk trainer, well known for its primary
role, played a brief but important and unlikely part in the
battling of EOKA guerrillas in Cyprus, as Andrew Thomas
describes.
Steve Snelling charts a saga of courage and sacrifice as British
troops battle to capture the toughest set of German defences
on the road to Caen; a strongpoint codenamed ‘Hillman’.
46 Chipmunks over Olympus
54 Hillman: Storming the D-Day Fortress
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Please see pages 64 and 65 for more details.
66 Italy’s Colditz
John Ash explores the immense efforts undertaken by many
British senior officers in their bids to escape from Vincigliata
Castle, Italy’s ‘Colditz’.
Falklands veteran and former Intelligence Officer, Nick
Van Der Bijl, reveals to Britain at War the inside story
behind the landings at San Carlos thirty-five years ago.
Against a background of the Royal Navy currently
supporting the international response to civil
wars in Libya and Syria by providing assistance
to refugees, Andy Brockman looks back at the
sensitive evacuation of 4,000 children during the
Spanish Civil War and the Royal Navy’s role at
that time.
74 The Battle of Port San Carlos
86 “Orders from my Government…”
Contents
ISSUE 122
JUNE 2017
34 Falklands V-Bombers
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46 Chipmunks in Cyprus
54 Hell on Road to Caen
Editor’s Choice
22 ‘Watch Out! Watch Out! Missile, Missile…!’
In this objective piece, Argentinian author, Claudio Meunier,
pays tribute to the skilled and heroic pilots who tried to defend
the ‘Malvinas’, as well as those who fought against them, in an
enlightening perspective from ‘the other side’.
REGULARS
6 News
News, restorations, discoveries and events from around the World.
42 Image of War
Our first Image of War this month supposedly takes us to the coast
of Northern France in 1940, when a cunning ruse was set by the
Luftwaffe.
Your letters, input, and feedback.
44 Fieldpost
84 Image of War
Our second Image of War showcases an eye-catching photograph
captured in one of the British Army’s most recent campaigns.
Our continuing monthly analysis of the Great War’s key events
reaches June 1917, the first American troops arrive in France and
London is subjected to heavy bombing.
Our monthly look at the awards as listed in the London Gazette
reaches June 1917, and includes another ‘Hero of the Month’
presented by Lord Ashcroft.
Phil Jarman explores the controversial works of C R W Nevinson, a
futurist artist shaped by the terrible cost of war.
This month’s subject is a fascinating image of the Luftwaffe’s front-
line fighter, but in the most unlikely of locations.
Our regular feature on collecting militaria this month looks at
collectables related to this nation’s ‘Finest Hour’ – the Battle of
Britain in 1940.
Our editorial team scout out the latest titles and products.
92 First World War Diary
94 Great War Gallantry
100 War Artists
104 Battle of Britain in Colour
COVER STORY
Thirty-five years ago, the RAF sent the
iconic Vulcan bomber and the Victor
re-fuelling tanker to war in the South
Atlantic as the Task Force began actions
to re-take the Falkland Islands. Here,
Vulcan XM607 has taken on fuel from
one of the Victors in what were epic
re-fuelling operations as it headed to
famously bomb the airport and runway
at Port Stanley.
(IMAGE BY ANTONIS KARIDIS)
107 Militaria Monthly
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112 Recon Report
114 First World War in Objects
This month, we look at a rare artefact in the form of a surviving
neck-tie from the First World War’s ‘Hospital Blues’ outfit which was
worn by soldiers recuperating from wounds, injuries and illness.
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