1st KOSB WAR DIARIES

Uneventful night.

At 1530 the 2 RUR on the left discovered tracks of a small party of enemy near the railway, from civilian reports.

Eventually 2 white ration bags and a loaf of bread were discovered near a haystack, which looked as if it had been slept in. The track led from the river at 902158 30 yards to the North of Bn HQ and up the railway. No return tracks were found.

During the afternoon the advance party of Ox & Bucks L.I. of the 6th Airlanding Bde arrived.

At 2015 Sgt Ferguson took a patrol and followed the tracks down to the river, where they lay for about ten minutes, but could hear no noise. While returning by the same route, the patrol had reached 893166, when through "C" Coy fwd pl at KALDENBROEK came three men, answering the challenge with a few words of English.

The patrol at once went to KALDENBROEK and eventually discovered that none of our patrols were anywhere near "C" Coy at the time, so they chased these men and followed them down to the river bank where there were marks of boats.

About an hour later an enemy patrol 20 strong attacked KALDENBROEK with panzerfausts, schmeissers and grenades but were driven off, having at least two of their number wounded, one of whom was dragged back with them screaming. The other wounded man was captured and among other things disclosed his regt (1226) his coy positions and other useful information.

Again movement of tpt was heard in the VELDEN area.

In daylight OPs saw movement 9015, 9017, 9117.