| Regiment | 5th Wiltshire |
|---|---|
| Location | Bauchem, Germany |
| Entry | 0900hrs. Nine men "B" Coy, one slightly wounded, withdrew from en occupied area of TRIPSRATH overnight and rejoined Coy. "H" Hour for "C" Coy attack 1600 hrs. 1545hrs. Two Tps 13/18 HUSSARS move up en left flank to engage en occupied farm in TRIPSRATH. 13/18 HUSSARS, 5 Pls Regt RA and one Med Regt RA, 4.1in Mor and Pl 8 Mx 3in Mor Pl 5 WILTS and 4 WILTS engaged in attack. 1600hrs. "C" Coy Comd - Maj E.R.B. Field, now with "B" Coy Comd, Maj M.G.H. Henley. Tanks still engaging targets. All sp arms now engaged. Arty "saturating" gun areas and screen attack from en observation by smoke. 1606hrs. "C" Coy cross start line. 1620hrs. Attack going well. Hostile Arty active. Sp fire on en gun areas intensified. 1630hrs. En arty still active. Right hand houses reported clear of en. 1633hrs. "C" Coy report very heavy shelling. 1640hrs. "C" Coy report all objectives taken, with 60 PW (final tally 55). 1715hrs. Arty fire to be continued throughout night to discourage en counter attack. 1840hrs. "B" Coy report one man missing from previous days attack, discovered safe, after "C" Coy attack, together with some equipt. 1930hrs. PW taken in "C" Coy attack, identified as being from 1,2 and 13 Coys 104 Pz Gren Regt. They include two Offrs, one WO, 8 NCOs and three POLISH ptes. 2125hrs. CO decides to relieve "B" Coy with "D" Coy, one Pl of "B" Coy to remain in posn. Carrier Pl to be moved to right rear of "C" Coy. |
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