1944 - 1949
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1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORTH WEST EUROPE
Friday, April 27, 1945
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START LOCATION
BREMEN, Germany
FINISH LOCATION
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DELMENHORST, Germany
WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
At 0700 hrs Recce parties set off under the 2nd in Command to the DELMENHORST area.
The Bn arrived just after 1200 hrs to relieve the 1st GORDON HIGHLANDERS of 51st (H) DIV.
Relief was completed by 1630 hrs and the Bn disposns were as follows:-
Bn H.Q. 602960,
"A" Coy 605966,
B" Coy 599967,
"C" Coy 614964,
"D" Coy 601965.
During the late afternoon patrols went out to the area and found BUNGERHOF clear of enemy and a crater in the main rd at 606977 and the bridge at 601989 Field blown.
A "D" Coy patrol went out to the area 601989 and brought in 1 Offr and 47 O.R.s. P.W. They were all G.A.F. Ground Staff and could give us no recent infm at all.
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Delmenhorst is an urban district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of 74,500 and is located 10 kilometres west of downtown Bremen with which it forms a contiguous urban area, whereas the city of Oldenburg is 25 kilometres to the northwest.Wikipedia
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