| Regiment | 10th Royal Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Location | CARROCETO, ITALY |
| Entry | 0001: A Coy patrol occupies house: No enemy there. 0005: D Coy bring attacked DF's fired 0018: MMG's fire overhead on wood 0030: Bde Comd at Bn HQ. 1 Coy 1 Lon Scot to relieve B if poss. D Coy ask for 7 wounded to be collected. Own Arty short on D Coy 0126: D Coy heavily engaged to front. DF's fired 0125: R.E.'s report Minefield complete. 0127: D Coy report Enemy mainly on left front 0159: B Coy being attacked & driven out of house 895336 0210: B Coy report tanks at 905333 0213: D Coy report enemy patrol caught in area 2 PW's 0300: B Coy report tanks approaching from right 0315: B Coy being attacked. DF's fired. 0320: C.O. orders A Coy to retake house 895336 by 1st light 0326: B Coy report tanks moved away. 0430: C.O. asks for Tank Spt 0440: Bde say tanks will arrive in 15 Mins 0458: Mortar Def in house 888324 report enemy milling round house 0510: Enemy round house 888324 and 892329 (D Coys Rt & Left) 0520: Strong Enemy patrols moving round C Coy, 1 Lon Scot 892322 0520: House 888334 still in enemy hands. D Coy cannot retake 0530: Enemy patrol attacks 4.2 Mortar near Bn HQ 894316 0600: 2 Tanks now with D Coy sit. improved 0627: B Coy still ok but enemy tanks on right flank 0628: C.O. asks D Coy to send tanks to B 0638: B Coy have several wounded. Enemy tanks in FORK area 0648: Tank Comd at Bn HQ says tanks cannot go to B Coy 0652: B Coy report. Enemy Tanks 903335 DF RAZOR called 0704: B Coy see more tanks at 902338 (Own Tanks now withdrawn to 892330) 0733: Observe situation at D Coy. Apparently large numbers of inf. & Tanks coming out of wood from north. Own Amn pratically exhausted and 60% LMG's u/s D Coy still calling DF's 0755: Own Tanks at 892330 being engaged by AP from wood 0810: D Coy report enemy tanks at 876330. Observe Tanks approaching B Coy also infantry 0806: Last W/T conversation with B Coy. Tanks asked for to deal with situation Amn & men v. low 0812: Bde informed B Coy overrun 0816: D Coy observe Enemy Tanks and Inf. In B area. 0818: 3 Tanks move from B Coy West along Rd 1 is hit & wdws. Smoke screen laid & tanks proceed followed by infantry. 0829: D Coy report being heavily engaged by tanks and infantry. Enemy in area - heavy casualties. 0835: Major F.D. Jones MC reports all pls overrun. Last W/T conversation. The Bn consisted of Tac Bn HQ 2 Secs C Coy, some Mortar & Carrier Pl , a total of 40. 0835: C Coy 1 Lon Scoy still in posn. - General Lull. 0900: 18 PW's from D Coy at Bn HQ 0950: Rdr Of Bn moves in posn in Scrub 200y to East of old Bn HQ 1750: Bn to form Pl posn in house 891311 1800: Place 891311: Posn established 1805: C.O. returns from Bde. Bn to revert to Bde Reserve to cover wadi 886306. Force of 50 from B Ech personnel formed. 1900: Layout Bn HQ and 1 force 890301, Other force at 885306 covering wadi General reserve C/Atk role A quiet night |
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