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Sherman tanks in North Africa

North Africa

The 16th/5th & 17th/21st Lancers fought together during WWII as part of 26th Armoured Brigade and first saw active service as part of 1st Army in North Africa from November 1942 until spring 1943. The Regiments fought in the battles of Kasserine, Fondouk, and the final battle for Tunis.

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