1944 - 1949
The definitive research resource for the 1st KOSB from 1944-1949
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORTH WEST EUROPE
Monday, November 20, 1944
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VENRAIJ
WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Recce parties left for the WEVERSLO area just to the West of VENRAIJ during the morning.
Being the last Bn in the Bde to move, we had great difficulty in finding enough cover.
Eventually locations were as follows:-
HQ 756257, A Coy 762254, B Coy 755245, D Coy 763247 and S Coy 743263.
The wet afternoon was spent in settling in.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
Personal accounts, other War Diaries and excerpts from books
Veulen is a village in the municipality of Venray in Limburg, Netherlands. The village was first mentioned in 1590 as Vairloe, and probably means "open forest located in front". Even though the current name translates to calf, there is no relation.Wikipedia
CASUALTIES ON THIS DAY
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DIED ON THIS DAY
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WOUNDED ON THIS DAY
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PHOTO AND MAP CREDITS
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*Re-enactor Photo. Courtesy of the Army Film & Photographic Unit Living History Group and Monty's Men.