1st KOSB WAR DIARIES

1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORMANDY

Monday, 31 July 1944

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NORMANDY

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START LOCATION

SANNERVILLE

FINISH LOCATION

BIEVILLE

WAR DIARY

SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION

The Bn moved to area of BIEVILLE with the Div. going into Army reserve.

Companies marched, and the vehicle party leaving in the afternoon arrived about half an hour after the marching troops.

During the night some enemy shelling occurred round the area.

ALTERNATIVE SOURCES

Personal accounts, other War Diaries and excerpts from books

9th Infantry Brigade War Diary

The intention to withdraw 9 Bde for a week's rest in CAZELLE was altered on the night of 30/31 JUL and instead orders were received for the Bde to conc in a bivouac area near BIEVILLE, 146 Inf Bde relieving 8 and 9 Bdes opposite TROARN.

"The days passed slowly and uncomfortably, until on the 31st July we were relieved and marched out of the Troarn position, back through Sannerville, and across the River Orne to Bieville. The extreme bodily and mental strain had left its mark upon the remnants of the Battalion and we hoped that at last we might receive a proper rest. This hope however, was doomed to disappointment."

WIG Wilson, A Short History of the 1st Bttn KOSB in North West Europe

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