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<blockquote data-quote="emilioteles" data-source="post: 1757081" data-attributes="member: 3144"><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10550870_679791148817347_9061407736634665094_n.jpg?oh=b900279df9e8e698fa5a85607af725b6&amp;oe=55BE03FA&amp;__gda__=1438015436_bcd36ef5ae0e2e95a3d5718b900a9abb" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> A British 6th Airborne Division sniper on patrol in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge, wearing a snow camouflage suit and armed with a Scoped Lee Enfield Rifle, 14th January 1945.With the Allies at a standstill and forced to bide their time, the Germans prepared a large scale counter-offensive, later known as the ‘Battle of the Bulge’ in December 1944. The 6th Airborne Division recovering in England after Normandy was suddenly moved to the Ardennes forest area between Belgium and France to help repel the unexpected German counter-attack.The 6th Airborne Division was put in the line between Dinant and Namur under command of the British 30th Corps to assist in the forthcoming Allied counter-offensive, and was ordered to advance against the tip of the German salient.The 5th Parachute Brigade tasked 13 Para (Lancs) to attack the village of Bure as part of this advance and breakthrough to Grupant, assisted by Sherman tanks from the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.Severe casualties resulted from the break-in to the village, which began on 3rd January 1945. Bitter fighting raged for three days with little sleep conducted in atrocious winter conditions. German infantry and tank attacks were repeatedly beaten back until with reinforcements from C Company 2nd Ox and Bucks and additional tanks from the 23rd Hussars, the whole village was taken on 6 January 1945. 13 Para suffered heavy casualties, the Ox and Bucks also lost nearly two dozen men whilst 16 Sherman tanks were destroyed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="emilioteles, post: 1757081, member: 3144"] [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10550870_679791148817347_9061407736634665094_n.jpg?oh=b900279df9e8e698fa5a85607af725b6&oe=55BE03FA&__gda__=1438015436_bcd36ef5ae0e2e95a3d5718b900a9abb[/IMG] A British 6th Airborne Division sniper on patrol in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge, wearing a snow camouflage suit and armed with a Scoped Lee Enfield Rifle, 14th January 1945. With the Allies at a standstill and forced to bide their time, the Germans prepared a large scale counter-offensive, later known as the ‘Battle of the Bulge’ in December 1944. The 6th Airborne Division recovering in England after Normandy was suddenly moved to the Ardennes forest area between Belgium and France to help repel the unexpected German counter-attack. The 6th Airborne Division was put in the line between Dinant and Namur under command of the British 30th Corps to assist in the forthcoming Allied counter-offensive, and was ordered to advance against the tip of the German salient. The 5th Parachute Brigade tasked 13 Para (Lancs) to attack the village of Bure as part of this advance and breakthrough to Grupant, assisted by Sherman tanks from the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry. Severe casualties resulted from the break-in to the village, which began on 3rd January 1945. Bitter fighting raged for three days with little sleep conducted in atrocious winter conditions. German infantry and tank attacks were repeatedly beaten back until with reinforcements from C Company 2nd Ox and Bucks and additional tanks from the 23rd Hussars, the whole village was taken on 6 January 1945. 13 Para suffered heavy casualties, the Ox and Bucks also lost nearly two dozen men whilst 16 Sherman tanks were destroyed. [/QUOTE]

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Guerra desarrollada entre Argentina y el Reino Unido en 1982