Sunday
16 July 1944
Start Location:
BREVILLE
War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide
End Location:
BREVILLE
The Bn arrived in new area about 0100 hrs.
Remainder of the day spent settling in and digging additional trenches.
A few enemy aircraft flew over and were engaged by our A/A.
D-Day+
40
16 July 1944
British troops wait in slit trenches 16th July. By Sergeant Laing No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit - This photograph B 7441 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-29), Public Domain
Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts)
After 4 days rest we marched during Saturday night through the cross roads at Hermanville and along the route we took on the 6th of June, i.e. through Colville Montgomery and St Aubin de Arquanay to Benouville over Pegasus bridge and dug in just outside Ranville.
1st KOSB Veteran, Jeff Henderson
9th Infantry Brigade War Diary
Bde HQ closed at PLUMETOT at 0135 hrs. For Op GOODWOOD 9 Brit Inf Bde in common with armd fmns was moved across the R ORNE, the Bde move taking place without incident night 15/16 JUL, the E RIDING YEO again being placed under comd. The Bde remained concentrated in and around AMFREVILLE, preparing for Op GOODWOOD, in which the Bde role was to be the capture of TROARN as LEFT flank protection. 45 A tk Bty RA was placed under comd for this Op.
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Sunday
16 July 1944