landing place correctly as HABLE DE HEURTOT (902870).

The beach was not under fire but troops came ashore in a hy sea and five feet of water. (J.T.B.)

Bn was mortared on the way from Beach to Assembly Area.

1700 Arrived in assembly area South of BUHOT.

Captured RADAR Sta 807830 after sharp encounter. Eneny set sta on fire. (J.T.B.)

2350 Captured br head at VAUX-SUR-AURE and passed night there.

SOURCE WD Jun 44

2 ESSEX - D DAY

1230 Landed East of LE HAMEL.
Mortared on way to assembly area.

2130 Contacted enemy in area ST SULPICE and took up posn at X rds there for the night.
A Sqn SRY leaguered there too. (See SRY 6 Jun)

SOURCE WD Jun 44

2 GLOS - D DAY

1158 Landed at HABLE DE HEURTOT.

Mortared while marching from beaches to BUHOT.

Enemy pockets still at BUHOT.

Bn area 6/7 MAGNY (56 Inf Bde War Diary Jun 44)

SOURCE WD Jun 44

HQ 69 INF BDE - D DAY

0725 H hr. Sky cloudy; choppy sea.
Coast could easily be recognised from aerial photographs until the smoke and the dust of the bombardment obscured it.

0845 Tac HQ landed in four feet of water. Beach was soft and peaty. Bde HQ from now onwards had considerable comn difficulties because the BMs M14, carrier with wireless and comdrs jeep stuck.

1000 5 E YORKS report enemy still fighting in LA RIVIERE chiefly from pillboxes and houses. Sniping was severe. The preliminary bombardment had not been fully effective.

Bde solved its comn problem by taking two handcart sets from MBSS and giving comdr IO's jeep.

Bde estab that night 889796.

(The narrative of Bde ops during the day is given under bn headings tho' in fact this diary is the best account of what the bns did on D day. J.T.B.)

SOURCE WD Jun 44

7 GREEN HOWARDS - D Dayx

B and D Coys landed - no time or map ref given. A, C and Bn HQ land at rd leading South to VER SUR MER — 907870 or 918868.

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