How the Royal Engineers Captured the Grand Bunker at Ouistreham

This made me smile, the story of Lieutenant Bob Orrell of 91 Field Company RE and how he captured the Bunker in a tremendously British manner...

 

Bugger off! Such strong language from an engineer

 

Funny what you miss on here sometimes - Cheers for posting matey.

 

Seen that notice many times - always made me giggle.

 

Here is the Company's war diary entry for it. Note Orrel got promoted.

 

Great stuff.... IT was a privilege to serve with the Royal Engineers the most eccentric bravest mates it is possible to come across.

My Company that landed to provide mine and enemy free paths off the beach, was the very best...The Sappers were commanded by a CRE Colonel of the Royal Engineers who thought he had a divine right to conduct his own war with the enemy, and sometimes surprised the leading infantry to find a Sapper Colonel coming back form the enemy lines Colonel Tiger Urquhart RE Great Bloke... IF I recall correctly a anti tank mine took him out for a while......

 

I missed the addition of the War Diary to this thread. Thanks Andy.