1944 - 1949

The definitive research resource for the 1st KOSB from 1944-1949
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
THURSDAY
27 January 1944
131 DAYS TO D-DAY
PREPARING FOR D-DAY
WD CHECKED ✓
LOCATION
Selkirk
SCOTLAND
WAR DIARY, 1st KOSB
Capt. G. E. Instone M.M. lectured on escape from a German P.O.W. Camp to all Officers W.Os. and Sgts. at STOBS.
Spectators for Exercise FIZZLE left this evening for the north. They will be spectators at 185 Br. Inf. Bde. Exercise. *We have prepared a report on Exercise FIZZLE using the Official War Diary Appendices. "In January 1944 the 3rd British Infantry Division was training hard in the north of Scotland for the assault landings it would make on D-Day. Exercise FIZZLE was a full divisional assault landing exercise on the Moray coast at Burghead, carried out by the troops of 185 Infantry Brigade with full naval gunfire and artillery support" more...
UNDER WAY
EXERCISE FIZZLE
Officers watch 185 Bde's assault landing at Burghead · 27–29 Jan 1944

