VP, you're reply made me take a little wander into the ether of the WWW. I found this on a site I have often looked at in the past, and have now updated my website thusly. Ta. http://www.commandoveterans.org/cdoForum/posts/list/3148.page
Something similar to Ron's experience http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/10392-knackered/?p=173902 From The Armoured Micks, 1941-1945: Keyes & Dad, NAAFI, Hamburg
From here. http://life.time.com/history/wwii-buna-beach-iconic-photo-of-three-dead-americans/#16 "A few hundred yards behind the lines U.S. soldiers flop in exhaustion, trying to sleep and dry their clothes as best they can."
Exhausted U.S. Marines sprawl on the beach while waiting for landing craft to take them off Guadalcanal following four months of fighting the Japanese. Read more: Guadalcanal: Rare and Classic Photos From a Pivotal WWII Campaign | LIFE.com http://life.time.com/history/guadalcanal-rare-and-classic-photos-from-a-pivotal-wwii-campaign/#ixzz2tcTPaNhy
Troops of the 1st Polish Armoured Division showing their exhaustion after the battle of the Falaise Pocket. THE POLISH ARMY IN NORMANDY, 1944. © IWM (HU 31069)IWM Non Commercial Licence
From: http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12111 Cabins were not equipped with steam heating, as on German ships, but instead most had fireplaces. Each cabin had a large leather club chair and mahogany furniture.
Only 70 Poles were left standing at that point. Quite possibly the most under appreciated action in Normandy. For over 4 days the Poles were the "Cork in the Bottle" and performed amazingly. Read Capt. Pierre Sevigny's account of the action at the Mace.
