LRDG is abbreviation from the Long Range Desert Group — a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army in a desert during the World War 2. LRDG in Color is a section in which original black & white photos have been "colorized" by me. In some cases the images in LRDG in Color are used among the main pages LRDG pages.

The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Originally called the Long Range Patrol (LRP), the unit was founded in Egypt in June 1940 by Major Ralph Alger Bagnold, acting under the direction of General Archibald Wavell.

Two historical LRDG photos from Brendan O'Carroll and one from the 1996 NZ LRDG reunion.

2022年2月10日 · Click on a thumbnail to launch the colorized image. The images below are, for the most part, thumbnails of color enhanced black & white WWII era photos of the LRDG. In some cases, the same photo appears multiple times.

2019年6月12日 · The photos are included in Karl-Gunnar Norén and Lars Gyllenhaal's new book The Long Range Desert Group: History And Legacy - a thorough account of the men who lived deep behind enemy lines with...

Below are photos of WWII LRDG units operating in North Africa. Source is the Imperial War Museum, London England. Clicking on any one thumbnail will display all photos in that particular row.

RM 2BWBTH2 – Soldiers of the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG), a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War. It was formed specifically to carry out deep penetration, covert reconnaissance patrols and intelligence missions from behind enemy lines.

Please view, explore and enjoy all our photos and videos through the years at the LRDG Preservation Society. Thank you for visiting. Select a category you wish to view. The song "Lili Marlene" was very popular with Germans soldiers during WWII, but not liked by official Germany.

2017年4月13日 · These are the remarkable never-before-seen pictures of Britain's first ever special forces unit. The men of the Long Range Desert Group carried out clandestine operations deep behind enemy lines...

A single impressed ZGC-7 referred to as the Big Waco, RAF serial AX695, was used by the British Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) along with a Standard Cabin YKC named Little Waco to support their activities behind Axis lines.[7]