| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1.
and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages
will be prepared in manuscript. |
WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 1 Worcestershire Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. R.E. Osborne-Smith |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Orders received to advance and capture TILLY. Bn moved off at 06.30 hrs and met strong resistance at 453764. At this time we received orders from Bde. to stand fast. Bn was then strongly counter-attacked with what is estimated to be two Coys and at least two Tiger tanks. Firstly the enemy were engaged with very accurate 3" Mortar and Arty fire and it has since transpired that many casualties were inflicted on the enemy. heavy wood fighting continued and one Tiger tank was destroyed by one of our 6 pdrs and caused another tank immediately behind to make off. The enemy skilfully infiltrated small M.G. groups on the flanks of the Bn posn but as the battle continued more and more small arms fire was brought to bear on the enemy by "B" and "C" Coys on the right of the road and "A" Coy strengthened by the fire of one Sherman tank and one Recce Car in the thick country on the left. The fighting was carried out over extremely close country and it was very difficult to locate any enemy M.G.'s. The counter attack was gradually worn down and eventually beaten off. A feature of the battle was the lack of enemy shell and mortar fire. We sustained 65 casualties but were ordered to advance and capture LE CASTEL (4677), this operation was cancelled. During the engagement two of our S.B.'s were captured but later returned with their captors 1 Officer and 36 O.R.'s. |
Source: The Worcestershire Regiment.
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.
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