Saturday
12 August 1944
Start Location:
VAUDRY
War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide
End Location:
VAUDRY
By 0900 hrs it was reported that Pt 312 had already been taken and that 8 and 185 Inf Bdes were pushing on towards TINCHEBRAY. The Bn therefore remained in reserve at short notice to move.
Several enemy shells fell around area about midday, but apart from these the day was quiet.
D-Day+
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12 August 1944
Bocage country, Lower Normandy Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=526475
Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts)
From 9th Infantry Brigade War Diary for 12th August:
1 KOSB reported that the German truck they shot up at 645314 three days ago, had in it a number of grenades.
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12 August 1944
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