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Monday 24 Jul 1944
After three months of action in the Battle for Italy, 38 (Irish) Brigade was relieved in the area of Lake Trasimeno at the beginning of July 1944. The Brigade travelled south to a concentration area near Rome before moving out of theatre with the 78th (Infantry) Division, sailing from Taranto on 18 July and arriving in Alexandria, Egypt, where it disembarked on 22 July.
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24 July
Monday 24 Jul 1944
After three months of action in the Battle for Italy, 38 (Irish) Brigade was relieved in the area of Lake Trasimeno at the beginning of July 1944. The Brigade travelled south to a concentration area near Rome before moving out of theatre with the 78th (Infantry) Division, sailing from Taranto on 18 July and arriving in Alexandria, Egypt, where it disembarked on 22 July.
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24 July
Monday 24 Jul 1944
After three months of action in the Battle for Italy, 38 (Irish) Brigade was relieved in the area of Lake Trasimeno at the beginning of July 1944. The Brigade travelled south to a concentration area near Rome before moving out of theatre with the 78th (Infantry) Division, sailing from Taranto on 18 July and arriving in Alexandria, Egypt, where it disembarked on 22 July.
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