WD Jun 44
11 Jun

13 Para Bn. - 0825 to 0830 - Bn area mortared. 1030 - Bn area shelled.

11 Jun

HQ 3 Para Bde. - 0400 - Shelling of BREVILLE by 65 Med Regt. 0430 - 5 Black Watch attack BREVILLE. Attack did NOT succeed. 1100 - 5 Black Watch reform in area of 9 Para Bn: Chateau area.

WD Jun 44
11 Jun

8 Para Bn. - 140703 - 2115 - A Coy take TOUFFREVILLE and 5/7th consolidate area.

WD Jun 44
11 Jun
Appx C

9 Para Bn. - ST COME - During the night 5 Black Watch arrived in the area and launched an unsuccessful attack later in the day on BREVILLE. C Coy relieved in the CHATEAU by one Coy 5 Black Watch.
During the night 10/11 Jun 5 BW arrived in the area preparatory to an attack they were launching on the village of BREVILLE the following morning. One coy 5 BW took over the chateau from the 9 Para Bn.
The attack on BREVILLE by 5 BW on the morning of 11 Jun failed, and the Bn withdrew into the 9 Para Bn area to re-organise, having suffered heavy casualties. In the afternoon 5 BW moved entirely into the Chateau area.
During the night 11/12 Jun sporadic attacks against the chateau and 9 Para Bn areas were maintained, and continued on morning 12 Jun.

WD Jun 44
11 Jun

1 Cdn Para Bn. Weather continued fine. Enemy made probing attacks along the Bn front but were back and suffered casualties.

11 Jun

6 Air Landing Bde. - 1940 - No. 4 SS Bde will take over area occupied by 12 Para Bn. 12 Para Bn on relief will occupy area 118756 and come under comd 6 Airldg Bde. No. A Commando reverts comd 1 SS Bde forthwith.
2240 - 4 Commando revert to comd of parent fmn.

11 Jun

1 RUR
LONGUVAL - Day was quiet except for slight enemy mortaring and sniping.

WD Jun 44
11 Jun

2 Oxf and Bucks. Rumour of tk threat from CAEN did not materialise.

WD Jun 44
11 Jun

12 Devon
Mortar fire.

WD Jun 44
11 Jun

HQ 153 Inf Bde. By first light 5/7 Gordons and 1 Gordons had occupied the wood and the brick works respectively without opposition. Tac Bde HE was est in the area of the farm at 138707.
The attack by 5 BW on BREVILLE reached its objective (the x rds) with hy cas but was counter attacked by SP guns. The posn was untenable and the bn withdrew 400x and reorganised on the flank of 9 Para Bn. (Cas. approx 200).
On his return to Bde HQ the Bde Comd was informed that a patrol from 8 Para Bn had been into TOUFFREVILLE and found it un- occupied except for a few snipers. The bde comd thereupon decided that the arty bombardment should be abandoned. At 1900 hrs 5/7 Gordons moved fwd from their selected start line and by 200 hrs with practically no opposition they had occupied the village. The essential tpt moved down the rd after the bn and by 2100 hrs the A Tk guns were in posn and the inf in the process of digging in.
Armd Cars in the evening launched a counter attack by fire on TOUFFREVILLE shooting at it from 400-500x.
As regards 1 Gordons they were safely installed in the BRICK WORKS area, had made no contact with the enemy and were now firmly dug in. 5 Seaforth in the meantime had arrived and had occupied the wood at 1370 so that now the bde was disposed in a "V" facing south with Bde HQ in the farm at 138707.

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