Hi, I thought I'd post the June 1944 war diary for the HALLAMS up - I thought it contained an excellent account of the battle for FONTENAY on 25...
Next instalment in setting out the evidence known to me for the location of the "Sunken Lane" in the 1st battle of Cristot on 11 June 1944. This...
Dealing with these one at a time (6GH War Diary 11 June 1944) [ATTACH] Assuming the grid reference is accurate it is ringed on the map below...
I am waiting on some permissions to use 4/7 DG material but I am now pretty certain the "Sunken Path" is where I first had it and consistent with...
Lovcation of the "Sunken Lane" I have tried to summarise here the various accounts that I have seen. Apologies as I am going over old ground here...
Yes, that discrepancy is troubling, not least because it may be based on Stan Hollis's postwar account. It's not beyond the realm of possibility...
The problem with putting the sunken lane immediately south of Cristot (as per your map) is that it doesn't match up with either the 6 Green...
Events 11d6m1944 Battle of Le Mesnil-Patry - Wikipedia 12d6m1944 13d6m1944 14d6m1944 15d6m1944 16d6m1944 17d6m1944 24L - "B" Squadron...
Ramiles The diagram from the Sunken Lane Chapter of "Gold Beach - Inland from King" is clear but I dont think helps place the spot on 1944 WO or...
...- Inland from King, June 1944 Search Results for Query: "Les Hauts Vents" | WW2Talk The attacks on Cristot (10th to 17th June 1944) The guns...
July July 1st The Regiment spent a quite day at LES HAUTS VENTS being at 10 minutes notice to move throughout the day to support, if...
4th - 7th Dragoon Guards July 1944, War Diary » Normandy War Guide Has... 12th July 1944 0345 hrs. Orders received to send one Sqn. ("C") to...
The 24th L - War Diary - Sunday 25th June 1944 - Tessel Wood 25/6/44 Finally, the long awaited attack was put in. The Regiment moved from its...
Re. 10d6m1944... Google Translate With... "According to a Wehrmacht card, my relative served as a young man in Germany in "1. Komp. Panz. Gren....
A short account of the operations of 6th Bn GREEN HOWARDS 6 - 27 Jun 44 Title: A short account of the operations of 6th Bn GREEN HOWARDS 6 - 27...
I don't personally know anything, but in Daniel Taylor's Villers Bocage Through the Lens book, these are the locations of Les Hauts Vents and La...
Some 24th L War Dairy.... (usually there are only a few lines in it for each day - but in describing the extra detail here it shows how complex...
The 24th L wardiary for the 29th has: "29/6/44 The Regiment (24th L) remained at Les Hauts Vents area during the day, moving out and deploying...
It is stated that a "German Panther, mounting an 88mm gun" was knocked out by "C" Squadron 24th L's Sgt. Stan Cooper (who was in a 75mm Sherman)...
Re. Here is B6219, showing a Brigade 'O' Group consisting of, according to the IWM caption as per their listing, from left to right, an...
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