British 7th Armoured Division The Desert Rats | Thetford

Dji Pocket 2 Sony a58 Sony SAM II 18-55 Lens There is public access to walk around, Please respect the area. The 7th Armoured Division was stationed in Thetford Forest between January and May 1944 while they prepared for the invasion of Normandy. This was the only time the division was in the United Kingdom in it's entire Existence. The Division sailed from Felixstowe on the 5 June 1944 with the first tanks landing on Gold Beach on the evening of 6th June 1944. http://www.desertrats.org.uk/assoc/