Soldiers undergoing Northern Ireland training
One of 17 photographs of soldiers undergoing Northern Ireland training at the Cinque Ports Training Area, Hythe, 1977. From a collection of photographs assembled for use in Col Robin McNish?s ?Iron Division - The History of the 3rd Division?, depicting the 3rd Division, 1918-1977. After the Suez Crisis of 1956 showed the need for more rapid mobilisation, the 3rd Division pioneered the concept of air portability in the late 1950s and 1960s. Associated with Northern Ireland (1969-2007)
Picture No
11109496
Media ID
48571786
Size
3000px x 2308px
(1.4MB)
Credit
©The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph
Date
1977
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Assembled Cinque Hythe Mobilisation Need Pioneered Portability Ports Rapid Showed Suez Undergoing
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