1944 - 1949
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1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORTH WEST EUROPE
Saturday, April 14, 1945
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WILDESHAUSEN
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HAPSTEDT, Germany
WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
A quiet morning.
At 1200 hrs the CO and Recce parties of the 5/7 GORDONS of 51st Div came to prepare to relieve us.
The relief was complete by 1800 hrs and the Bn concentrated in the area SOUTH of HAPSTEDT as follows :-
Bn HQ 564756,
"A" Coy 558755,
"B" Coy 563771,
"C" Coy 566752,
"D" Coy 563753,
"S" Coy 572767.
A quiet night.
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Harpstedt is a municipality in the district of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, south of Bremen. Harpstedt is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Harpstedt. Harpstedt was first mentioned in 1203 as "Harpenstede". In 2015 it had 4682 inhabitants.Wikipedia
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