Staffordshire Rangers
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Staffordshire Rangers
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The Staffordshire Rangers was a volunteer unit of the British Army from the 'Potteries' area around Stoke-on-Trent. It fought on the Western Front in World War I as the 5th Battalion of the North Staffordshire Regiment. In World War II it served as a Royal Artillery searchlight regiment in Home Defence and was the first complete searchlight unit to land in North-Western Europe after the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944. Its successors continue to serve in the Army Reserve as part of the Mercian Reg
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire_Rangers
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2024-03-02T13:55:55Z
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