"Mutiny at Salerno: The Story and the Background" Topic
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Tango01 | 30 Mar 2020 10:30 p.m. PST |
"In September 1943, 191 soldiers of Montgomery's 8th Army downed guns and refused to take part in the battle for Salerno in southern Italy. It was the biggest wartime mutiny in British military history. The mutineers were all members of the Tyne Tees (50th) and Highland (51st) Divisions. Prior to the mutiny all bar one of them had unblemished service records. They had fought together through much of the desert campaign against Rommel in north Africa, and had formed strong regimental bonds. General Montgomery encouraged this 'esprit de corps'. Loyalty to your unit was the cement that bound his formidable army together. The men of this story were amongst those who became separated from their units when the victorious 8th Army moved on to Sicily. Some were wounded in battle, others struck down by dysentery and malaria. They were shipped back to Africa for treatment, and then transferred to Camp 155 – the 8th Army transit camp near Tripoli where they waited to return to their units. When the call came, they all wanted to go. Even men who were unfit for battle volunteered for the draft, anxious to rejoin the comrades they had fought with in the desert…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Legion 4 | 31 Mar 2020 9:07 a.m. PST |
Wow ! I did not know this ! Too bad as they were experienced soldiers. Glad their sentences were not carried out … |
ScottWashburn | 31 Mar 2020 9:35 a.m. PST |
Bureaucratic bungling, the bane of every army. |
Tango01 | 31 Mar 2020 12:22 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my good friend!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
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