2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers

On 18th February 1943, 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers underwent 'toughening up' around Newry, Co. Down as part of 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division.

2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers

59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27366 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27367 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27368 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27369 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27370 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27371 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27372 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27373 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27374 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27375 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27376 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27377 Info

Realistic battle scenes, gunfire, explosions, and cliff scaling play out in the countryside around Newry, Co. Down as soldiers of 2/5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division undergo 'toughening up' training in Northern Ireland. — ©IWM H 27378 Info