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Behind the Lines: Vehicles of the Long Range Desert Group

by Hagerty
6 November 2012 1 min read
Behind the Lines: Vehicles of the Long Range Desert Group

During World War II, the British Army deployed a reconnaissance and raiding unit behind enemy lines in North Africa. The members of the Long Range Desert Group were tasked with keeping vigil over the roads between Tripoli and Benghazi, and they needed vehicles suited for the mission.

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