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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| At times the Unit was literally scattered over the face of France - at one period indeed it was not only a case of composite Sqns but even of composite | |||
| tps. It was in fact a period of considerable strain and fatigue to the Regt, being one of | |||
| the very few Units (if not the only one) called upon in every port. With the exception of Le Havre the | |||
| Crocs did yeoman work, not so much in their Croc role but as gun tks. | |||
| Operation 'WELLHIT' is dealt with separately at Appx 'A'. Sqn activities are given separately | |||
| as Appx 'B' Att also are the following appendices - promotions, total casualties for the month, | |||
| regimental mentions, newcomers. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA HAYE MALHERBE | 1 Sep 44. | 1200 B. | 141 RAC reverted to comd of its old Bde 31 Tk |
| MR 147914 | Bde, but remained under operational comd of 30 Armd | ||
| Bde until the conclusion of Operation 'ASTONIA' on | |||
| the 14th September 44. | |||
| CROIX MARE MR 035343 | 5 - 10 | 141 RAC had thus passed the Rubicon of those days - the River SEINE! | |
| MANNEVILLE MR 6738 (Sheets 7E/4 & 8E/3) East of Le Havre. | 10 - 12 | ||
| Yebleron 8139 (Sheet 7E/4 & 8E/3). | 12 - 14 | ||
| LE VAST MR810562 East of Boulogne. | 14 - 23 | ||
| LEUBRIGHEN MR 775676 South-West of Calsis. | 23 - 24 | ||
| FERQUES MR 792645 | 24 - | For 141 RAC the month of September was the Battle | |
| of the Channel Ports and 'B' Sqn were with the Americans at BREST. It therefore devolved on 'A' & | |||
| C' Sqns to join in the capture of LE HAVRE, BOULOGNE and CALAIS and C P GRIS NEZ. These followed | |||
| one after the other in such rapid succession that the Crocs were moving straight out of one action | |||
| almost the minute it was complete into assembly areas for the next, and planning was often done with the | |||
| Crocs themselves still on the move. |
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