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Thursday

18 January 1945

Start Location:

GEIJSTEREN

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End Location:

GEIJSTEREN

D-Day+

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1stKOSBWarDiary

18 January 1945

A quiet night.


Occasional movement seen at 9014 otherwise very still.


Enemy mortars from 914178 and 927178 were again active, and were duly engaged by our Arty. RA also engaged movement and truck seen at 920155.


Shortly after 2000 hrs a demonstration was staged in the deception area 8915, which included firing of weapons and verey lights and a bogus DF Task. No reaction was reported.


At 1900 hrs RA engaged dugouts on East bank of River MEUSE, in rotation but there was no reaction.

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Thursday

18 January 1945

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Wounded on this day =

Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie
Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream
Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel
Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts
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