| Regiment | 5th Wiltshire |
|---|---|
| Location | Bauchem, Germany |
| Entry | 0705hrs. Large fighting patrol from "B" Coy goes out to clear houses. 0735hrs. One House reported taken. 0800hrs. En still hold Houses to WEST of ROAD. Arty, 4.2in and 3in mor fire put down. "B" Coy to reorganise attacking force (approx Pl str) and attack to clear left hand houses at 0905hrs. 0935hrs. "B" Coy report attack going will, one barn at extreme NORTH WEST of TRIPSRATH still to be cleared. 6 PW taken - identified as 1 Coy 104 Regt Pz Gren. "B" Coy cas - five (incl one killed) 1030hrs. "B" Coy report very heavy shelling of Coy area. 1215hrs. "B" Coy ask for help from one Pl "C" Coy to be held in reserve. En believed to be holding ten "B" Coy PW in barn. "B" Coy still in original objective, but pinned down by SA fire. En counter attack (str approx 50) seen forming up by tanks, who engaged and apparently dispersed it. 1240hrs. Very heavy shelling of "B" and "C" Coy areas continues. 1700hrs. Six PW taken at start of "B" Coy attack state that they were among 70 reinforcements who arrived for 1 Coy 104 Regt Pz Gren night 24/25 Nov. PW gives location of their Bn HQ as 866688. 1700hrs. "B" Coy now back in original posns. Actual time of withdrawal 1430. Five wounded and evacuated, ten "B" Coy still missing. One Tp Tks (13/18 Hussars) moved up on left flank to engage barn held by en in TRIPSRATH. 2209hrs. "D" Coy move to "C" Coy locn in TRIPSRATH. Move complete at 2209. "C" Coy move to assembly area between "D" and "A" Coys in preparation to attack NORTH WEST end of TRIPSRATH. |
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