Sept 10th they fighting at Le Harve.
Good map in the book.
Get it and see pages 140 to 142.
Can't copy it as Mrs has digi-camera and she's out.
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2 SWB had a much harder time and suffered heavy casualties. Their objectives were three woods on a ridge. In each wood was a huge concrete dug-out some 30 ft deep, surrounded by trenches and protected by mines and wire. D, A and B companies, aided by flails, flame-throwers and tanks were ordered to capture each wood.
D company led, crossed minefield under heavy fire, went over the wire and forced the enemy in trenches and dug-outs to surrender.
A company followed through but were disorganised by heavy fire from the second wood.
The support vehicles suffered badly so Maj. Collins brought up B company to take the second wood from the flank with flame-throwers and then captured the third wood. Pte Gallagher won the MM by stalking and capturing six Germans.
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