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1st KOSB WAR DIARIES

1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORTH WEST EUROPE

Thursday, September 21, 1944

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START LOCATION

ACHEL

FINISH LOCATION

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BUDEL, Holland

WAR DIARY

SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION

Orders were received that the Bn was to move SOUTH EAST to the area HAMONT 4697 and thence NORTH EAST to BUDEL 4999.


The Bde was to follow up the armour of 11 Armd Div travelling in a NE direction.


C Coy sent out a patrol with carriers to Beverbeek Fm area.


The Bn left by march route for BUDEL and crossed the Dutch border before entering BUDEL, where the troops were given a great welcome by the inhabitants.

ALTERNATIVE SOURCES

Personal accounts, other War Diaries and excerpts from books

"On the 21st September we moved out of Achel, crossed the frontier, and entered Holland, stopping at the small town of Budel. This scrupulously clean and brightly painted little place was gay with orange banners and many of the girls were completely dressed in the national colours; the streets were packed, and once more we received a tremendous welcome. Our billets proved to be fairly comfortable and the Dutch showered hospitality upon us. Each night the streets were thronged with singing crowds and the troops quickly disposed of the remaining stocks of watery beer still left in the cafes".


WIG Wilson's - A Short History of The First Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers in North-West Europe

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PHOTO AND MAP CREDITS

Map:

"Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin."

Photo:

Allied soldiers with Belgian civilians in Budel, September 1944. From Cranendock 24 > https://cranendonck24.nl/home/artikel/67773/Fotos-uit-de-oude-doos-Bevrijding-van-Budel-in-1944

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