1944 - 1949
The definitive research resource for the 1st KOSB from 1944-1949
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORTH WEST EUROPE
Friday, September 29, 1944
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MILHEEZE
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MILHEEZE
WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
To our intense relief the Bath Unit eventually arrived and the whole Bn felt clean again for the first time since Etrepagny.
Clean laundry was also provided.
Elements of the US forces moved into DEURNE.
Patrols during the day had nothing to report. O.Ps are very scarce in this part of the country as the ground is flat and there are innumerable pine trees woods. None of our O.Ps observed anything.
The Bde was allotted the Officers' Shop in HELMOND for the day.
During the hours of darkness a patrol of 1 sec of Carriers made contact with US troops in WASBURG just North of DEURNE at 1900 hrs, 0100 hrs and 0600 hrs. No enemy were seen.
"B" Coy standing patrol at 663246 consisted of two sections of infantry.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
Personal accounts, other War Diaries and excerpts from books
Milheeze is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant and is part of the municipality of Gemert-Bakel. The village was first mentioned in 1332 as Milleis. The etymology is unclear. Milheeze developed in the Late Middle Ages around a chapel.Wikipedia
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Mobile Bath Units. IWM Image H9309