{"id":17748,"date":"2025-12-04T13:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=17748"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:45:01","slug":"visits-to-the-battlefields","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/visits-to-the-battlefields\/","title":{"rendered":"Visits to the Battlefields"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Guides to some of the Irish Brigade battlefields in Tunisia and Italy during the Second World War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/visits-to-the-battlefields\/filming-in-tunisia-march-2018\/\">Tunisia<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/visits-to-the-battlefields\/filming-in-tunisia-march-2018\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_7756-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90892\" style=\"width:548px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">From Stuka Ridge towards Two Tree Hill.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Sicily<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/visits-to-the-battlefields\/filming-in-sicily-june-1943\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_2123-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94084\" style=\"width:538px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">View from Centuripe towards Mt Etna.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/visits-to-the-battlefields\/filming-in-italy-may-2019\/\">Cassino\/Trasimeno<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/visits-to-the-battlefields\/filming-in-italy-may-2019\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_0039-e1558916755342-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93902\" style=\"width:449px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Panicale south of Lake Trasimene.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/visits-to-the-battlefields\/gothic-line-north-of-florence-october-1944-to-january-1945\/\">North of Florence<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2903-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2903-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2903-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2903-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2903-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2903.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The view towards Monte Spaduro.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/visits-to-the-battlefields\/from-the-senio-floodbanks-to-the-river-po-april-may-1945\/\">Northern Italy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3175-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3175-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3175-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3175-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3175-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3175.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The River Po east of Ferrara.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/visits-to-the-battlefields\/tunisian-battlefields\/\">Tunisian Battlefield Guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/P1050971-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87043\" style=\"width:526px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">On Grandstand Hill north of Bou Arada.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/visits-to-the-battlefields\/from-termoli-to-the-moro\/\">From Termoli to the Moro River<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/media\/P1090016%20-%20Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:548px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Northwards across the Sangro river.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/visits-to-the-battlefields\/battlefield-visit-to-the-liri-valley\/\">Liri Valley<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/media\/P1030679.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:730px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>The view toward Monte Cassino and Pt 593 from Monte Castellone<\/em>.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/visits-to-the-battlefields\/battlefield-visit-to-lake-trasimene\/\">Sanfatucchio<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/media\/IMGP3144.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:738px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>The view&nbsp;towards Lake Trasimene from Panicale<\/em>.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/media\/The_O_Group_at_Monte_Cassino_15_05_44__Tran.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The \u2018O\u2019 Group of the 2nd Battalion London Irish Rifles, near the Cassino to Pignatoro road, on the afternoon of 15th May 1944 as\u00a0described\u00a0to the artist David Rowlands by Lt-Col Horsfall. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>To obtain prints of this painting, visit the website of the artist: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidrowlands.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.davidrowlands.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guides to some of the Irish Brigade battlefields in Tunisia and Italy during the Second World War. From Stuka Ridge towards Two Tree Hill. View from Centuripe towards Mt Etna. Panicale south of Lake Trasimene. The view towards Monte Spaduro. The River Po east of Ferrara. On Grandstand Hill north of Bou Arada. Northwards across [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":15215,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17748","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17748"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22983,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17748\/revisions\/22983"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}