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SMAKT Friday 20 October 1944 Next Next Start Location: SMAKT End Location: SMAKT Shelling and Mortaring as usual. German reinforcements had arrived opposite our front on the 19th and we took advantage of their incautious behaviour, and shelled them in various different places with some success. The OP reported slight enemy movement during daylight in the vicinity of the railway, but at dusk there was considerably more enemy movement. B and C Coy patrols both reported enemy holding only some of his usual positions, and C Coy patrol reported a good railway crossing by the signal box which did not appear to be mined. A Coy listening patrol reported sounds of marching and talking from the far side of the railway. Artillery fire was brought to bear on the target immediately. Contact patrols as usual to 3 Recce Regt on the left, and a coy of KSLI on the right. Patrols confirmed that enemy were still holding their forward positions. D-Day+ 136 20 October 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Friday 20 October 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Sunday 18 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: In the morning all buildings in the Bn area were searched, but no enemy were found. A recce was made to accommodate the whole Bn in NDR MORMTER area. Excellent visibility produced good results from the OPs, and considerable movement was seen on the whole front, especially in the ESSERDEN area. At 1610 hrs a party of about 80 enemy were seen approaching ESSERDEN from the SOUTH and were engaged by 33 Fd Regt with good results. The enemy tried to lay a smoke screen, which only brought another concentration down on top of him. Altogether 200 rounds were fired into the ESSERDEN area during the day. The enemy were still building a strong-point position in the ESSERDEN end of REES round a brick tower, which had already been observed as a MG position. Just before dark a light track vehicle was seen moving from a house at 066528 and engaged - unfortunately results could not be observed. Lt Col R.C. Macdonald, DSO, left us to command 2 R. WARWICK Regt in 185 Bde. Lt Col W.F.R. Turner, formerly commanding 5th Bn The KOSB took over command. B Coy was relieved by D Coy. The Pl at 075503 had a clash with a patrol of five enemy, who made off when fired on. Nothing further was heard of them. D-Day+ 285 18 March 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Sunday 18 March 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Thursday 31 May 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Bn busy settling and taking over from the Americans. Casualties:- Killed - NIL and NIL. Wounded - NIL and NIL. D-Day+ 359 31 May 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Thursday 31 May 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Wednesday 4 April 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: At 0630 hrs advance parties left for the area between LINGEN and NORDHORN. The Bn left soon after 0900 hrs, arriving in the concentration area at 1300 hrs. Positions were as follows - Bn HQ 621345, Coys at 623344, 622343, 629345 and 642345. Meanwhile 185 Bde had put in a dawn attack across the DORTMUND - EMS Canal and were fighting the GROSSDEUTSCHELAND SS Bn in LINGEN. Just after midnight the D-Day+ 302 4 April 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Wednesday 4 April 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Sunday 25 February 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: A fairly quiet day. "C" Coy were in rather an exposed posn and were subjected to a certain amount of mortar fire during the day. Lt Simpson of "B" Coy took out a fighting patrol to the farm at 959431 and inflicted several casualties on the enemy in the ensuing battle. "D" Coy sent out a recce patrol to HERRINGSCHENHOF 963430, which was found to be unoccupied. D-Day+ 264 25 February 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Sunday 25 February 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Sunday 10 December 1944 Next Next Start Location: End Location: The enemy seem to be getting more careless about movement every day. At 1125 hrs OP reported 6 men thought to be German soldiers carrying stores at 854302. 1 man did a recce of the area and then all six started work in the area laying mines or putting up wire. At 1150 they were engaged by one bty of 33 Fd Regt - they all disappeared hurriedly and did not reappear for the rest of the day. At about 1600 hrs one ambulance was seen moving up into the area of the working party. D-Day+ 187 10 December 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Sunday 10 December 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Wednesday 9 May 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Quarter Guards have now commenced. A guard is also provided at the Hospital, IBBENBUREN, which contains German wounded PW. D-Day+ 337 9 May 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Wednesday 9 May 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Wednesday 18 April 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Just before first light Lt WEST and patrol managed to remove about two thirds of the block but had to withdraw when light came. At 0600 hrs the 2/LINCS attack started, but they were held up by the enemy covering the rd block for about two hrs. Eventually they captured STUHR 6872 in the evening. D-Day+ 316 18 April 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Wednesday 18 April 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Monday 26 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: A quiet day with nothing to report. D-Day+ 293 26 March 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Monday 26 March 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Monday 19 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: The Bn moved to the forward positions in NDR MORMTER. Bn HQ to 069504, and Coys to 068512, 075514 and 082508 at night. Owing to future operations it was essential to stop any enemy coming across the river, and standing patrols 200 yards apart lined the bank of the river at night. Smoke was laid and visibility was nil. During the night 4 enemy were found lying up in a haystack. They had been there over 24 hours and were getting ready to re-cross the river. Identification was of 3 Coy 7 Para Eng Bn. This was the first identification of 7 Para Div. D-Day+ 286 19 March 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Monday 19 March 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Wednesday 25 April 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: At 0001 hrs the 2/R.U.R. in Buffaloes assaulted KATTENTURM 7293 from the EAST capturing the bridge at 721935 intact, destroying 1 88m.m. gun and taking a number of P.W. The Bn moved from the fwd Assembly Area at 0715 moving through BRINKUM 7091 and over the bridge at KATTENTURM at 0830 hrs. The attack was postponed for 15 mins and eventually started at 0915 hrs with "B" Coy left and "D" Coy right from 723943 with the main rd running NORTH EAST as the inter-Coy boundary. There was no opposition to the two leading Coys and they reached their objectives, D" Coy at 727952 and "B" Coy at 728954 shortly after 1000 hrs. Then A" Coy right and "C" Coy left passed through and at 1045 hrs had secured their objectives, "A" Coy at 729957 and "C" Coy at 727958. All Coys had taken P.W. and the total up to 1100 hrs was 1 Offr and 41 O.R.s. all from different units and different arms. Bn H.Q. was established at 727954. Patrols at once went out and reached the Barracks 730960 but found no enemy. A Camp of several thousand Russian P.W. was found at 729956, and several more P.W. were brought in. At 1200 hrs the 2/LINCS went through to capture the FOCKER-WOLFE aircraft factory and the airfield 7095, which had been subjected to seven hours of heavy arty fire, as well as bombing and rocketting by Typhoons. At 1800 hrs the Bn was ordered to capture the X rds at 702974 and the area Field SOUTH EAST of it on relief by 2/R.U.R. and 2/K.S.L.I. who were to relieve "A" Coy. Unfortunately the 2/K.S.L.I. took longer to arrive than we had anticipated and "A" Coy were attacked by some enemy who had crept back into the Barracks. A fierce battle ensued in which the enemy made three attempts to oust "A" Coy. Finally the K.S.L.I. arrived and took over by attack through "A" Coy at 2100 hrs. Meanwhile the Bn had attacked through the 2/LINCS and against dislocated opposition had reached the following posns:- B" Coy 705975, "C" Coy 702974, "D" Coy and Bn H.Q. 707971. "A" Coy finally arrived at 2200 hrs and took up posns at 705975 round the football field covering the main rds. "C" Coy sent a patrol to 700978 and reported it clear. During the night Lt LOGIE was accidentally wounded in the foot. D-Day+ 323 25 April 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Wednesday 25 April 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

LIESEL Thursday 28 September 1944 Next Next Start Location: LIESEL End Location: MILHEEZE Advance party under 2IC, Maj RC MacDonald leaves at 0730 hrs for new location, which was to be B and D Coys fwd on X rds at MILHEESE. A and C Coys with Bn HQ and S Coy in rear in area BAKEL. Later the plan was changed and the whole Bn took up posns covering X rds at MILHEEZE, with Bn HQ in the centre. Two patrols went out during the night to obtain details of the ground and of the Canal due East of the Bn posn. The patrol under Sgt Batey got to within 20 yards of the Canal, but on observing the enemy on the near bank had to withdraw. Lieut Vaughan's patrol reached the Canal bank but had to withdraw owing to MG fire. It seems that the enemy are ensconced in the wood at 7128 and that he sends patrols across the bogs and canal for food and information. B Coy moved up to a posn forward of the X rds, so we have the rifle coys round the X rds and forward of it, with Bn HQ just behind with S Coy protecting the rear and left rear flanks. B Coy put out a standing patrol consisting of one sec carriers and one sec inf 300 yards in front of their own posn at 663246, during the hours of darkness. D Coy provided contact patrol to 1st Suffolks on our left at 0100 at X tracks 653263. D-Day+ 114 28 September 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Thursday 28 September 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =