Spitfire getting D-Day Stripes

Desert Crusader Tank

Cheerful soldiers of 2 Batt., 7th Rajput Regiment, Arakan, Burma, 1943.  Among the actions in which 2 Batt. were involved at Arakan was the taking of "Point 551" - otherwise known as "Rajput Hill", following the failure of a number of other units to dislodge the Japanese defenders.  One Indian Order of Merit, five Military Crosses and two Military Medals were awarded to members of the battalion on foot of that action.  Some scrap, clearly ... Best regards, JR.