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1/5 The Queen's Royal Regiment encounter the 20th SS Training Division

1945-04-08 · Sudweyne · Germany

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The 1/5th Queens encounter the 20th SS Training Division at Sudweyne and Kirchweyne, 5 miles south west of Bremen and a short and very bloody battle ensued, with a number of prisoners taken. April 8th?

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