CAB44/250

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  1. m kenny

    m kenny Senior Member

    Reading Baverstock's 'Breaking The Panzers' I noticed this on page xx about the actions around Rauray :

    Book Three of The Official Histories of WW2 (CAB44/250) includes a
    map showing the locations of a number of German AFVs destroyed during
    the battle,
    compiled from an RAF reconnaissance photograph. This aerial
    photograph was originally part of the 70th Brigade War Diary No. 369
    (WO 171/653 ), but is unfortunately now missing from this document.

    Section D, chapter IV: "break-out", advance and crossing the river Seine 1944 June... | The National Archives


    Has anyone got this volume and if so can they scan and post the map?
     
  2. m kenny

    m kenny Senior Member

    Bump.
     
  3. idler

    idler GeneralList

    I've got the 'immediate report' which attributes 9 tanks and 2 SPs to the Lancers, 10 tanks to the infantry, 6 tanks to the A/Tk Bty and at least 5 tanks to the medium guns; most tanks being Panthers. There's no map though.
     
  4. m kenny

    m kenny Senior Member

    The reason I am asking is the 'fit' 9th SS Panther tank count.

    July 28 = 73 Panthers
    EPSOM debut.
    July 1st = 19 Panthers
    July 3rd = 20 Panthers
    July 4th = 35 Panthers
    July 6th = 37 Panthers
    July 7th = 43 Panthers
    Afterward the max number of fit Panthers ever goes above 41. Something hit 9th SS really hard the first few days of July.
    They admit only 11 Panther total losses up to July 7th.
     
  5. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

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