1944 - 1949
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1st KOSB WAR DIARIES
1st KOSB WAR DIARIES - NORMANDY
Sunday, 20 August 1944
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NORMANDY
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LA CHAPELLE AU MOINE
WAR DIARY
SUMMARY OF EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Advance party left to recce new area in the vicinity of LA CHAPELLE AU MOINE at 0645 hrs.
Main body arrived at Bn HQ 851161 at 1215 hrs.
The rest of the day was spent getting the troops settled in the new area.
An invitation was extended to all RCs in the Battalion to attend Church Service at the local church.
ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
Personal accounts, other War Diaries and excerpts from books
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CASUALTIES ON THIS DAY
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KIA ce jour-là
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Blessé ce jour-là
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PHOTO AND MAP CREDITS
Map:
War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide
Photo:
L'église de la Chapelle Moine Par Mrobdu — Travail personnel, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33932774