SOURCE WD Jun 44

5 EAST YORKS - D DAY (See XXX Corps 81 Alst Sqn RE 6 Jun

Intention:- 5 EY will aslt KING RED Beach at LA RIVIERE 9286.

0725 Aslt coys land in 4 ft of water. A Coy on right met weak opposition and took MONT FLEURY BTY with 8 cas.
German comdr committed suicide.

D Coy on the left met hy opposition from LA RIVIERE and were pinned down by MGs and 88 mm firing from the East. They suffered hy cas.

0750 Res coys land.

On rt B coy passed thro' A almost unopposed and reached VER-SUR-MER.
On left, C Coy came in behind D Coy in face of hy opposition.
Men were shot by small arms as they waded ashore in 4 ft of water.

C Coy with AVRE and DD tks at last neutralised the posn which was manned by 736 Regt of 716 Div. Cas on beach were 6 offrs and 88 ORs.

Bn HQ jeep with all docs and maps was drowned.

Bn moved fwd on route VER-SUR-MER - VILLERS-LE-SEC - ST GABRIEL - BRECY.

1500 North of ST GABRIEL bn was held up by 1 coy inf and two 75 mm.
The CO Lt. Col. G.W. White MBE was wounded.

1750 ST GABRIEL was occupied.

1850 The adv SW from ST GABRIEL was held up by MG posts and 2 x 88 mm in the wood 884787. (See GGH)

[Bde Comdr 69 Bde then put in 6 GH to West of 5 EY, and sp by 4/7 DG 5 EY were then able to work fwd into BRECY]

Location 6/7 - Brecy

(See C Sqn WDCONS 6
Jun 86 Fd Regt "
233 Fd Coy "
81 Aslt Sqn "
2 HERTS 69 Bde "
6 GREEN HOWARDS 6 Jun)

SOURCE WD Jun 44

HQ 151 INF BDE - D DAY (See 8 Armd Bde 6 Jun)

1030 Tac HQ lands on KING RED (1200 hrs (HQ 50 (N) Div War Diary Jun 44).

1530 6 DLI and 9 DLI mobile columns move off.

9 DLI pass thro' MEUVAINE - SOMMERVIEU and reach main BAYEUX - ST LEGER road. (50 N Div 6 Jun)

5 DLI CREPON - high ground 819808 - VAUX SUR SEULLES.

8 DLI follow 9 DLI.

Brig. R.H. Senior DSO TD feared taken PW when visiting DLI mobile columns.

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