(See Report 1 RM Armd Sp Regt
XXX Corps Report 6-11 Jun
Also own tps colour)

WD Jun 44 7 Jun

102 A Tk Regt
Tac HQ 830813.

WD Jun 4 7 Jun

25 Lt AA Regt
CO Landed

50 (N) Div HQ RE

233 Fd Coy RE. Water pt at CREUILLY engaged by enemy patrol
8 "Bettles" discovered South of CREPON.

WD Jun 44 7 Jun

505 Fd Coy RE. Most of coy ashore. Coy split between MEUVAINES and SOMMERVIEU.

WD Jun 44 7 Jun

81 Assault Sqn RE. VER-SUR-MER - 0645 - One three ton 4x4 vehicle landed D Day on our beach and ARV landed on our beach found and joined sqn. One still outstanding, should have landed by now.
0800 - Two AVRE sent to beach where they Spent the day helping clear beaches of vehicles and obstacles.

WD Jun 44 7 Jun

82 Assault Sqn RE. BUHOT - 0400 - Squadron placed u/c 56 Bde - 2 Troop u/c 2 Essex Regt.
1 Troop u/c 2 Glosters.
assisted in advance on BAYEUX.
Rallied for night at ST SULPICE.

War Diary Jun 44
Royal Scots Greys

7 Jun

2 Herts. 100 rnds x 40 mm fired at posn 937858 - no reply.
6 Shermans in evening fired 12 rnds at it and a pl searched posn. 3 PW taken and some dead seen.
Beach gp HQ at Chateau of VER SUR MER. 8 Armd Bde - Extract from 8 Armd ‘Bde Op order No. 25 - 25 May 44 own Tps: 8 Armd Bde. Additional Tps under comd:

War Diary 7 Jun HQ 8 Armd Bde

61 Reece Regt (less 1 Sqn)
147 Fd Regt One Bty only likely to be available on D Day).
288 A Tk Bty (less one 6 pdr Tp)
Det 505 Fd Coy RE (incl two Bulldozers)
One Coy 1 Dorset (on bicycles initially - later whole Bn).
"A" Coy MG 2 Cheshires (less one p1).

Additional Tps in sp
One Bty 86 Fd Regt (in 69 Bde area)

INTENTION: 8 Armd Bde will advance to and dominate the area VILLERS BOCAGE 8157 with the object of holding up German forces moving towards our bridgehead.

WD Jun 44 7 Jun

8 Armd Bde - 1200 - By midday SRY had reported BAYEUX clear and sent patrols down the roads running SE, S and SW from the town. Progress during the afternoon was steady towards the Phase IV objectives which were tkane and. secured by 1800 hours. 4/7 DG with 151 and 69 Bdes advanced to the ST LEGER feature and the line of the railway West of NONANT 3275 and these Phase IV positions were consolidated.
2200 — Bde Comd received codeword YAR, the order to form the mobile column (see 00 No. 25) on the morning of Jun 8.
24L were unloaded during the late afternoon and the regt was ready for action by midnight.

WD Jun 44 7 Jun

SRY. A Sqn with the Essex attacked BAYEUX. B Sqn with 2 SWB came in from the North. C Sqn remained in reserve with RHQ in ST SULPICE.

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