Sorry I didn't post that earlier I was getting my OBLI battalions muddled up & thought I didn't have anything relevent to your query. Hope it helps.
Philip - I've got you the war diary. I'll post it on here tomorrow when I've sorted it out from the other 600+ diary pages I took today. Is it just that one day you're after? Dave
Philip - I've got you the war diary. I'll post it on here tomorrow when I've sorted it out from the other 600+ diary pages I took today. Sorry philip - I cocked it up!!! (see my post on the 5/DCLI thread) I'll make amends next week or so... Dave
Correctly dated extracts (plus the incorrect ones!) and extracts from a damned good map of positions and German defences near Groesbeek and Reichswald (Dated Feb '45) on a CD and on it's way to you now, Philip! Dave
Hi everybody, I am going to restore a 42 Willys Jeep and since my parents came from Winterswijk I would like to make it a "53rd Welsh division" jeep. I also read the above mentioned books and thus Winterswijk was liberated by the 71st Infantry Brigade and especially the following Battalions: 1st Ox&Bucks 1st HLI 4th RWF and additionaly the 53rd Recce Corps. Does anybody have any jeep-pictures of these troops, where the divisional signs can be seen? I would be very gratefull for help, because jeep-pictures seem to be very rare. Thanks in advance. Han