Tooled leather map of northern France, showing the Invasion Beaches of Normandy, made for the 49th Reconaissance Regiment, 1940s
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A tooled leather map of northern France, showing the invasion beaches of Normandy and the path taken by the 49th Reconaissence Regiment, who acted as Montgomery's left flank in the liberation of Europe.
The regiment was formed in Porthcawl in 1942 and disbanded in 1946. They regard Porthcawl as their home, and the museum holds the regimental memoribilia for safekeeping.
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