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Leonard Hargreaves

Леонард Харгривз

1914 – 1944

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Sergeant Leonard Hargreaves was a glider pilot who flew a Horsa glider into Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944. After landing he fought as infantry with the 6th Airborne. He was killed during Operation Varsity, the Rhine crossing, in March 1945.

Biography (Russian)

Сержант Леонард Харгривз был пилотом планера, который доставил планер Хорса в Нормандию в День Д, 6 июня 1944 года. После приземления он сражался как пехотинец с 6-й воздушно-десантной дивизией. Погиб во время операции Варсити, форсирования Рейна, в марте 1945 года.

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★1939-1945 Star
★France and Germany Star

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Unit

6th Airborne Division, Glider Pilot Regiment

Theaters of war

NormandyNorthwest Europe

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