WW2 'Polar Bears' Remembered At Memorial | Forces TV

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Published on May 8, 2013 3:10:52 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j20BRh9XVmA

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A representative of the Belgian King has joined veterans at a ceremony to honour British soldiers killed in Belgium at the end of the Second World War. A completely refurbished memorial to 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division - known as the Polar Bears - has been unveiled at Wuustwezel near the Dutch border. The Division's troops liberated the town in October 1944 but there were heavy losses as they repelled a German counter-attack.

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