140th (5th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
The 140th (5th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery was a unit of Britain's Territorial Army formed in 1939, just before World War II. During the Battle of France, in 1940, it participated in defending Cassel to protect the British Expeditionary Force's evacuation from Dunkirk. Barely half the men escaped to England, where the regiment was rebuilt. It later served in home defence, in Tunisia, and after conversion to the medium artillery role, in Italy, where it was disbanded.
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Territorial Army
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World War II
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Battle of France
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Cassel
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British Expeditionary Force
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Dunkirk
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Tunisia
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Italy
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140th (5th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
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1939
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1940
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