Monday
31 juillet 1944
Lieu de départ :
SANNERVILLE
War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide
Emplacement final :
BIEVILLE
Le bataillon s'est déplacé vers la région de BIEVILLE avec la division entrant dans la réserve de l'armée.
Les compagnies marchaient et le groupe de véhicules partant dans l'après-midi arrivait environ une demi-heure après les troupes en marche.
Au cours de la nuit, des bombardements ennemis ont eu lieu dans la région.
Jour J+
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31 juillet 1944
5th Battalion Welsh Guards, Guards Armoured Division, moving up to the front line, 17 June 1944. IWM
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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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