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Posted: Friday, September 27, 2013 - 12:30 PM UTC
Jerry

Re "Desert Rats" - the Desert Rats was the 7th Armoured Division (British) which used the jerboa (a hopping desert rat) as its emblem.

The "Rats of Tobruk" as they were named, IIRC, by Lord Haw Haw, were the soldiers of the Australian 9th Division.

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Rob
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Posted: Saturday, September 28, 2013 - 01:15 AM UTC

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Jerry

Re "Desert Rats" - the Desert Rats was the 7th Armoured Division (British) which used the jerboa (a hopping desert rat) as its emblem.

The "Rats of Tobruk" as they were named, IIRC, by Lord Haw Haw, were the soldiers of the Australian 9th Division.

Regards

Rob


Thanks Rob for clearing that up. I did remember the 7th Armd but the info on the Aussie 9th Div is new to me.
Thanks buddy,
J
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Posted: Thursday, October 03, 2013 - 01:50 PM UTC
The Australian War Memorial collection has a few good pics that might make good reference points:

http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/024709/
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/041952/

Also a photo of Sgt A Longhurst who took out a DAK tank (type not specified) with sticky bombs then killed the crew firing his vickers from the hip!
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/024751/
jrutman
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Posted: Friday, October 04, 2013 - 02:01 AM UTC

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The Australian War Memorial collection has a few good pics that might make good reference points:

http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/024709/
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/041952/

Also a photo of Sgt A Longhurst who took out a DAK tank (type not specified) with sticky bombs then killed the crew firing his vickers from the hip!
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/024751/


Excellent ref pix!! Thanks for posting. Well dug in positions. I am sure they had to bust their backs digging those in that god-aweful rocky soil. No materials laying about for overhead cover use though. Good thing overhead bursts were not that common yet.
Not sure how one would fire a Vickers from the hip without severe burns. Asbestos glove maybe?
J
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