The London Irish Rifles: Mission to Minturno, Castelforte and Cassino

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The London Irish Rifles: Mission to Minturno, Castelforte and Cassino
With Edmund O'Sullivan
Part of our Italy 1944 - Monte Cassino and Beyond series
• Monte Cassino and Beyond
For the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Gustav Line - 11-19 May 2024
Our guest will share photos and stories live from Italy about his experiences following the Irish Brigade through the Cassino area. Including the celebration in Castelforte at 2300 on 11 May to mark the start of Operation Diadem. Seeing reenactors from Castelforte on Monte Damiano to commemorate Lt Sean Crampton of 1 London Irish Rifles. The oening of extension of Gustav Line museum at Castelforte. The Amazon bridge event on 13 May. Pipers at the Polish cemetery and in Monte Cassino abbey (has this ever previously happened?? The London Irish/Irish Brigade event in the Cassino war cemetery - 15 May. The German memorial event in Caira with pipers.
Edmund will also talk about the London Irish/Irish Brigade mission and walking the route of the brigade's advance on 16 May 1944.
More of Edmund's reports from Italy - 12-18 May 1944.
The first day of operation Diadem: 11/12 May 1944.
• Episode 36. Operation ...
The second day of Operation Diadem, 13 May 1944.
• Episode 37. Operation ...
The third day of Operation Diadem, 14 May 1944
• Episode 38. Operation ...
The fourth day of Operation Diadem, 15 May 1944
• Episode 39. Operation ...
The fifth day of Operation Diadem, 16 May 1944
• Episode 40. The fifth ...
The final day of Operation Diadem, 17 May 1944
• Episode 41. The last d...
Previous appearances on WW2TV:
The London Irish Rifles and Irish Guards at Anzio 1944
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The Irish Brigade in Tunisia - December 1942 to May 1943
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@jamesanthonyclarke9418 15 дней назад

Thank you Edmund and Paul. Great presentation.

@ThisWeekintheItalianCampaign 15 дней назад

It was a pleasure. Thank you for your kind words.

@tonyvart7068 4 дня назад

A simply wonderful show......contemporary photographs and a lovely story as a backdrop.

@davidlavigne207 15 дней назад

All these references to the 15th of May, which happens to be my birthday begs me to say thank you Richard and Eddie for such a wonderful birthday gift. The efforts of the Pipers must be congratulated. What a great way to honor not only the incredible London Irish Rifles, but the Poles, Italians, British, American, and even the German Paras that fought at Monte Cassino. I also learned of battles that the Irish contributed in that I didn't know before. You are both a credit to your father and the Irish people. Erin Go Brahe! (I hope that this is not offensive, I mean it with all respect)

@ThisWeekintheItalianCampaign 10 дней назад

Thank you. My father was a man of exceptional principle.

@johnlucas8479 13 дней назад

very moving presentation Thankyou Eddie and Paul

@Splodge542 15 дней назад

Dark Isle bagpiper plays a very lovely "Flowers o the forest" on RU-vid. Dick Gaughan also sings a lovely version. I had to pause and listen in Remembrance. I will never forget these brave men.

@susanyu6507 15 дней назад

This was an epic episode with Edmund on the show and Richard in the sidebar, and both in Cassino for the 80th anniversary. The O'Sullivan's connections of people that met because of Cassino, were moving 80 years later. Having visited many places they mentioned brought back memories of time spent in Cassino trying to find out more about James Francis Carr. James grandfather emigrated to the US from Kilcar, Ireland. James would be drafted and go to Italy and die 81 years later after being wounded at Snakeshead Ridge. Hard to fathom all the people who died, military and civilian, because of some madmen. Hope we can do better. Thanks as always Woody.

@KevinJones-yh2jb 14 дней назад

Another excellent presentation for WW2TV by Edmund, he spoke with such knowledge, and extremely moving. I knew nothing of the Irish Rifles, thank you Edmund and Woody. WW2TV yet again at the top of its game

@ThisWeekintheItalianCampaign 10 дней назад

Thank you Kevin. It's a great story and a privilege to be able to share it.

@felicevitovitale1573 6 дней назад

Dear Edmund, another step of your valuable "mission" is accomplished! Excellent! Well done!

@Pam_N 14 дней назад

Extraordinary and lovely. Truly lovely. All of it. I like very much Mr. O'Sullivan's homage to the engineers: "Italy is very much an engineers war...a hugh proportion of the progress of the allies was due to the[ir] work ....very important they are not forgotten."

@ThisWeekintheItalianCampaign 10 дней назад

Thank you!

@GraemeS-pk9cz 15 дней назад

That's the way to do a museum!

@jimwatts914 5 дней назад

Howdy folks! Ed talks of the London Polish unit of the British Army in the Cassino fight with an amazing collection of stories and facts, pride and love. Tremendous insight into the fighting men of the UK and Poland.

@jim99west46 14 дней назад

Re: Renactors. In the US its offen same guys doing either side because of the need for re enactors. Only difference is the weapons here might be that the weapons including artillery are usually functional.

@jamesanthonyclarke9418 15 дней назад

I will play this to my Royal Engineers cadets. Many of them are Polish. Ex London Irish Rifles.

@ThisWeekintheItalianCampaign 15 дней назад

Can we be in touch? There is a thanksgiving service in the Cathedral Church in Aldershot to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Rome in which II Polish Corps played a critical role. Perhaps you and your cadets might like to be there.