A war veteran from Burnley, believed to be one of the last surviving soldiers to have served in the famed 79th Armoured ...
The 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade defeated a Russian armored assault in the Kurakhiv direction, according to a video ...
He served with the 79th Armoured Division as a senior mechanic during World War Two, and was awarded France's National Order of the Legion of Honour in 2016. Mr Lanham grew up in Bath, and after ...
A D-Day Veteran from Bath has celebrated his 100th birthday. Dennis Lanham served with the 79th Armoured Division as a senior mechanic during World War Two, and was given a special birthday tie by ...
Russian commanders attempted an assault on positions defended by Ukraine's 79th Separate Air Assault ... assault group included four tanks and 19 armoured personnel vehicles, which were supposed ...
A massively outnumbered unit of Ukrainian paratroopers destroyed over 200 Russian armoured ... 20th Motor Rifle Division is estimated to contain as many as 10,000 troops. The 79th Air Assault ...