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Tuesday

6 February 1945

Start Location:

HEGELSOM

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End Location:

LOUVAIN

D-Day+

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1stKOSBWarDiary

6 February 1945

The Bn moved in MT to the LOUVAIN area, starting at 0600 hrs.


The Route was as follows:-


HORST - VENRAY - DEURNE - HELMOND - EINDHOVEN - HECHTEL - BOURG LEOPOLD - DIEST - LOUVAIN.


The Bn area was in HERENT just NORTH of LOUVAIN.


The wheeled vehicles arrived at about 1600 hrs and the tracked vehicles from 2000 hrs onwards.


Locations were as follows:


Bn HQ 848606

"A" Coy 845608

"B" Coy 843610

"C" Coy 849610

D" Coy 839610

'A' and 'B' Echelons at 818637


The whole Bn was in civilian billets.

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Died on this day =

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Tuesday

6 February 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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