*British, WW2, 1945 Second Army Thanksgiving Service, on Conclusion of the Campaign in North West Europe*
A programme for a thanksgiving service held at Lubeck, Germany in June 1945 at the conclusion of the campaign in North West Europe by the Second Army. The cover is printed in colour and features various formation signs of divisions who served as part of 2nd Army. This modest Order of Service undoubtedly represented the conclusion of the challenging twelve-month journey for every soldier in Dempsey’s Second Army, spanning from the Normandy beaches to the heath at Luneberg, ultimately marking the end of the war in Europe.
During the Second World War the Second Army was the main British contribution to the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 and advance across Europe to 5th May 1945. This pamphlet was handed out to troops as a programme to a thanksgiving ceremony held at the end of hostilities.
The front cover carries a striking coloured montage of the patches of the major formations involved:
Second Army,
1 Corps,
8 Corps,
12 Corps,
30 Corps,
Airborne Corps,
Guards Armoured Division,
7 Armoured Division,
11 Armoured Division,
3 Infantry Division,
5 Infantry Division,
15 (Scottish) Infantry Division,
43 (Wessex) Infantry Division,
49 (West Riding) Infantry Division,
50 (Northumbrian) Infantry Division,
51 (Highland) Infantry Division,
52 (Lowland) Infantry Division,
53 (Welsh) Infantry Division,
59 (Staffordshire) Infantry Division,
6 Guards Tank Brigade,
4 Armoured Brigade,
8 Armoured Brigade,
27 Armoured Brigade,
33 Armoured Brigade,
34 Armoured Brigade,
115 Independent Infantry Brigade.
*Condition*
This pamphlet is in good used condition with some yellowing. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
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