Winterswijk 30-3-1945/Ox&Bucks

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  1. Philip Reinders

    Philip Reinders Very Senior Member

    Does anyone maybe has a WD or any other info of the Ox&Bucks of that period?

    Thanks
     
    Philip Reinders, Sep 9, 2008
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  2. AndyBaldEagle

    AndyBaldEagle Very Senior Member

    Which Battalion Phillip? I think there were a few of them!

    Regards

    Andy
     
    AndyBaldEagle, Sep 9, 2008
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  3. Philip Reinders

    Philip Reinders Very Senior Member

    1st Battalion Andy
     
    Philip Reinders, Sep 9, 2008
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  4. AndyBaldEagle

    AndyBaldEagle Very Senior Member

    I presume you have searched PRO (TNA then) for any references?

    Andy
     
    AndyBaldEagle, Sep 10, 2008
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  5. 52nd Airborne

    52nd Airborne Green Jacket Brat

    There is very little in the Ox & Bucks War Chronicles for that date.
     
    52nd Airborne, Sep 12, 2008
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  6. Philip Reinders

    Philip Reinders Very Senior Member

    Nope Andy, have to check their WDs on that, but maybe 52nd can provide me with that I hope.
     
    Philip Reinders, Sep 12, 2008
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  7. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Does this help?
    It's from the 53rd Division History.

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    Owen, Sep 13, 2008
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  8. Philip Reinders

    Philip Reinders Very Senior Member

    Thanks Owen
     
    Philip Reinders, Sep 13, 2008
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  9. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    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.
     
    Owen, Sep 13, 2008
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  10. CROONAERT

    CROONAERT Ipsissimus

    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
     
    CROONAERT, Sep 17, 2008
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  11. Philip Reinders

    Philip Reinders Very Senior Member

    Smashing as always, well if you can do 29th until 31th it would be great
     
    Philip Reinders, Sep 17, 2008
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  12. CROONAERT

    CROONAERT Ipsissimus

    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!!!:huh: (see my post on the 5/DCLI thread)

    I'll make amends next week or so...

    Dave
     
    CROONAERT, Sep 18, 2008
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  13. CROONAERT

    CROONAERT Ipsissimus

    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
     
    CROONAERT, Sep 22, 2008
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  14. Slotie

    Slotie Junior Member

    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
     
    Slotie, Jul 18, 2010
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