​On this day 6th May
 
1918 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – BOIRY ST MARTIN.
BAILLEUMONT.
The 2/52nd were inspected and taken over by the Commanding Officer and Captains of their Companies, who came down from the line for the purpose and in the evening about 60 joined their companies in the line, the remainder being unable to proceed by reason of deficiencies of necessaries and the need for repairs which the Regimental Artificers could not execute in time.
Lt Blyth began on an official preliminary course of Signalling under arrangements made by OC 2/Signal Coy R.E. to fit him for a course at an Army School.
9PM – The enemy attempted a raid on the Left (Capt Eagles) Coy and the right of the 24th Royal Fusiliers on our left but were beaten off with some less to themselves.
4PM – The transport was inspected on behalf of the Brigadier-General who was unable to be present, by Lt Col W H Greenley DSO, ASC, Commanding 2nd Divisional Train, who at the conclusion of the inspection reported as follows:-
“I was shown 17 Light Draught Horses and Mules, 3 pairs of Heavy Draught Horses, 6 Pack Animals, 4 Chargers, 1 Riding Horse and one spare heavy draught horse and all available vehicles. The condition of the animals was generally fair. No less than 12 of them have been with the Battalion since 1914. They were clean and well groomed, except one case which was pointed out to me. The shoeing was good. The harness was in good condition and the general fitting was correct. A few bits were too high in the mouth and there was no standard for the fitting of the breechings. These are minor faults easily remedied. The vehicles were all in good condition and very well turned out. There are two shoeing smiths and one sadler, and a wheeler is being obtained. There is a forge and though there is not a chaff cutter one is borrowed  and chaff is obtained. The Transport generally shows signs of careful supervision and attention.”
 
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshire Battalion – ASIAGO PLATEAU.
Trenches.
Very Quiet day.
Work carried on energetically all day improving tracks and making shelters splinter proof. Further investigation shows that Patrol of Left Coy did not occupy MIDWAY HOUSE last Night but pushed on past it and occupied SEC.
This was of importance as a Raid on this point a week earlier had, in spite of artillery support, suffered very considerable casualties.
Patrols went out from both Coys during the Night, no outposts being put out.
Left Coys patrol endeavoured to enter SEC again. Their Right flank was supported by patrol from B Coy but this lost direction and converged on SEC.
D Coys Patrol on reaching SEC were unable to find any gap in the wire, the one found the previous night having apparently been closed up. After several efforts they were seen by hostile posts and a heavy fire opened.
Patrol returned without casualties.
Ration Strength: 33 Officers 732 OR.  Casualties: NIL
 
1918 - 2/4th Bn. Oxf & Bucks LI - Moved into Reserve (ST. VENANT).
 
1945 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - Bad Kleinen
Our area is now completely clear of P.W.  This morning at 1100 hrs.
14 representatives per company attended a Divisional Thanksgiving service at WISMAR.

​On this day 5th May
 
1811 – 43rd & 52nd - Battle of Fuentes d'Onor (Peninsula)
 
1918 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – BOIRY ST MARTIN.
Quiet day.
The 2/52nd Regiment less its Headquarters and the greater part of X Coy (2Lt F W Taylor) still under isolation, rejoined the Regiment and were billeted for the night in Berles-au-Bois.
 
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshire Battalion – ASIAGO PLATEAU.
Trenches.
Very Quiet day and very little hostile shelling.
B and D Coys working on trench improvement. A and C Wiring strong points on S. SISTO RIDGE.
Line held by Outposts.
Patrol sent out by B Coy to investigate enemy wire H.775.550 .
D Coy Patrol pushed out and occupied MIDWAY HOUSE H.725.508 to encounter with enemy.
Outposts withdrawn at 3am under orders from Brigade.
Ration Strength: 32 Officers 727 OR.  Casualties: NIL
 
1944 – 6th Oxf & Bucks LI attack THAYGONBAUNG (Battalions first attack) (5th/6th May)
 
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – Germany.
Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Howard, M.C., re-assumed command of the Regiment on return from leave.
 
1945 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - Bad Kleinen
The remainder of 'A' Coy have been sent back to reinforce the platoon at WITTENBERG where a P.W. cage has been formed. 
One platoon of 'B' Coy and one of  'C' Coy are now billeted in the game keepers lodge in the woods south of the village. 
They are responsible for the control of the civilians camped in this area - estimated at about 10,000.

​On this day 4th May
 
1811 - Light Division  - on the River Duas Casas, near Fuentes d'Onor. (Peninsula).
 
1918 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – RESERVE BATTALION.
Capt C T Chevallier proceede to England for a tour of 6 months, being subsequently posted to the 3rd (Reserve) Bn, Dover.
The Regiment relieved the 2nd Bn Highland Light Infantry in the Right Subsection.
Headquarters as before Boiry St Martin.
Relief without incident – considerable apprehension that a hostile attack was likely May 8th being mentioned as a probable date.
No4 Section A Company, 6th Battalion Tank Corps, was moved up to positions of readiness in the Brigade Front.
 
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshire Battalion – ASIAGO PLATEAU.
Trenches.
Battalion marched at 1.30pm to take over Right Sub Sector from 1/5 GLOSTERS.
Relief complete 4.30pm.
Dispositions as follows:-
Right Front B Coy      H.80.47 – H.765.450
Left Front D Coy        H.765.450 – H.720.425
Forward Reserve A Coy S. SISTO RIDGE H.79.44 – 72.42
Rear Reserve   C Coy  H.762.315
2nd Bn 138 FRENCH REGT on our Right. 1/4 R BERKS on our Left.
Line held with Outpost Line about 600 yards in front of Front Line which was about 100 yards inside the Wood.
Fine very quiet and quite comfortable in good weather.
Complete observation of all enemy front line on ASIAGO PLATEAU.
Observation Line maintained about 300 – 500 yards in front of Front Line by day.
Our heavy guns very active.
Patrols sent out by both Coys during the Night.
Raid by 7th DIVISION on our Left caused desultory hostile shelling about 11.30pm.
Ration Strength: 32 Officers 727 OR.  Casualties: 3 OR to Hospital – Sick.
 
1918 - 2/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - At ROBECQ.
 
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – Germany.
At 0530 hrs. the Regiment left Willinghusen (6354) and moved through Barsbuttel (6055) into Hamburg (5055).
As the city had surrendered unconditionally on the previous day, there was no opposition. The streets were entirely deserted and all civilians had been ordered to remain in their houses.
The Regiment arrived without incident in its area in the neigh­bourhood of the Stadpark (5158) and the remainder of the day was spent in finding billets, having road-blocks removed by civilians, patrolling the area and locating vital points and camps of displaced people and prisoners.
A Company moved initially into flats at the corner of Jarre-strasse and Saarland Strasse (524573) and later into the munici­pal buildings in Vozzberg Strasse (509576).
B Company moved into pleasant villas in Maria Louisen Strasse (507577).
C Com­pany went into a well-appointed warehouse, the property of the Hamburg City Railway Company.
D Company occupied a block of flats at the corner of Jarrestrasse and Jollasse Steig.
S Com­pany moved into the school buildings at the corner of Grasweg and Vossberg Strasse. Regimental headquarters were established in the ground floor of the Red Cross buildings in the Schlageter Ring.
 
1945 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - Bad Kleinen
 During the day the flow of prisoners & civilians continued. 
Gradually the marching prisoners were sent back. 
German hospitals were organised for the more seriously wounded & for the civilians. 
When not required for guards & escorts the members of the Regiment had an opportunity for rest.

​On this day 3rd May
 
1873 – 52nd – Left Malta for Gibraltar on H.M.S Tamar.
 
1917 - 5th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - heavily engaged Third battle of the Scarpe (Arras) -
Attack on Hillside Work. (VIS-EN-ARTOIS.)
(Total Casualties.—8 officers and 291 N.C.O.'s and Men, out of 12 officers2 and 523 N.C.O.'s and Men who went into action.)
 
1918 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – RESERVE BATTALION.
Information received of the Appointment of Major General Sir John Hanbury Williams KCB, KCVO, CMG, to be Colonel of the Regiment in place of the late Major General T M Bailie.
 
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshire Battalion – PRIA DEL ACQUA.
Brigade Reserve.
Coys working on Billets etc.
All Coys practised hill climbing.
Ration Strength: 32 Officers 731 OR.  Casualties: NIL
 
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – Germany.
The Regiment left Quarrendorf (5322) at 1140 hrs. in troop-carrying vehicles and moved through Brackel (5425), Pattensen (6027), Wittorf (7529), St. Diongs (7729) and over the River Elbe on the class 9 bridge at Tespe (777382) to Geesthacht (7540), which was reached at 1340 hrs.
The Regiment waited here until the evening while negotia­tions for the surrender of Hamburg were in progress. At 1845 hrs., on the city's surrender, the Regiment left Geesthacht and moved through Bergedorf (6446), Schonningsted (6751) and Stemwarde (6655) to Willinghusen (6354), where it was ordered to spend the night before entering Hamburg at dawn on the following day.
 
1945 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI
Lutterstorf. Sheet 1/100,000. No.K.6. MR 4089.
Eventually in the early hours of the morning we found our advance parties & billeted ourselves in the area of LUTTERSTORF.  Everybody was by this time feeling the effects of three consecutive night-moves & had great difficulty in keeping awake.
 
Bad Kleinen 4681
After breakfast we moved off again to BAD KLEINEN.  The Parachutists having met the Russians at WISMAR there is now no more fighting to be done.  However, there was no immediate rest for everybody owing to the hordes of Germans.  Throughout the day the better part of two German divisions came in.  Some had been marching many days & could go no further.  Many were wounded, some came from hospitals & convalescent companies.  In addition to the WEHRMACHT there were long processions of German civilians mostly travelling on large horse-drawn waggons.  We were therefore called upon to provide guards and escorts both for the prisoners & for the civilians who could not be allowed to proceed further west where they would have clogged the lines of communication.

​On this day 2nd May
 
1811 - Light Division - fell back from Gallegos towards the plains of Fuentes d'Onor. (Peninsula).
 
1918 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI – RESERVE BATTALION.
Notification received and published in orders of the following further awards for recent Operations:
Bar to Military Cross = Capt George Field MC
Bar to Military Cross = Lt (T/Capt) L E W O Fullbrook Leggatt MC
Military Cross = T/Lt (A/Capt) Percy A Bobby.
 
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshire Battalion – PRIA DEL ACQUA.
Brigade Reserve.
Work on Billets and cleaning up area by all Companies.
CO & Coy Commanders reconnoitred the Front Line.
Ration Strength: 33 Officers 730 OR.  Casualties: 2 OR to Hospital – Sick
 
1918 - 2/4th Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - On relief moved into support.  
 
1918 - 5th Bn. Oxf & Bucks LI - Cadre moved to HUMBERT.
 
1945 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - Nostorf  9438  Germany Schwartow 1037
At 0200 hrs we left NOSTORF by march route.  A Coy leading.  The way lay mostly along very rough & unreconnoitred tracks.  At a point just west of the railway at 984388 the leading vehicles became bogged. 
The Regiment therefore went on without its transport and arrived at SCHWARTOW at dawn.  No opposition was encountered. 
Meanwhile Maj. Edmunds & Maj. Everett reassembled the vehicles and led them down harder tracks to BOLZENBURG (9835) and thus up again to rejoin the Regiment. 
There was clearly no enemy anywhere near us and the Parachute Brigades started off in transport along the main road northwards in the early morning. 
The 52nd had time for a short rest and a hot meal, but in the afternoon we were ordered to follow on behind the parachutists.  This we did by means of our own unit & captured transport. 
On the roads we passed through crowds of liberated allied P.O.W. and later on became involved in the streams of German troops walking & riding back along the main axis.  The Wehrmacht was clearly surrendering en masse, & nobody had much time to deal with them.  One platoon of A Coy was dropped off at WITTENBURG (2251) to start organising a temporary P.W. camp. 
Owing to the crowded roads, the uncertainty as to the positions of the troops in front of us and the darkness of the night, the progress of the column became very slow.

​On this day 1st May
 
1885 - 43rd - left wing  reached Quetta (Baluchistan).
 
1918 – 2nd Bn OXF & BUCKS LI.
Captain E H Whitfeld MC Adjutant to England on 14 days special leave of absence.
The Regiment was relieved by the 24th (S) Bn Royal Fusiliers and withdrew to the position of Reserve Battalion as previously occupied. The relief was effected without incident save that soon after 9PM as the party of Guides, Captain C T Chevallier and about 18 Other Ranks were leaving Regimental Headquarters to proceed to the point of meeting the relieving battalion (a bridge of the COJEUL River) near Boisleux-au-Mont Station, they came under a very unpleasant burst of shelling, the first shell of which killed 3 and wounded 7 of the guides. This caused some confusion but luckily not much delay as the relieving battalion had occupied this line before and in spite of the extreme darkness of the night was able to find its way with a less number of guides, into its positions. For his very fine work in tending the wounded, 19156 Pte Mount, a Regimental Scout and one of Headquarters Guides was subsequently awarded the Military Medal.
 
1918 –1/1stBuckinghamshire Battalion – PRIA DEL ACQUA.
Brigade Reserve.
Coys working on Billets, and practising hill climbing.
2nd LT CURRAM to Hospital Sick.
CAPT P L WRIGHT & LIEUT BRIGHTMAN proceeded on Italian Leave.
Ration Strength: 33 Officers 732 OR.  Casualties: 3 OR to Hospital - sick.
 
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – Germany NWE
The Regiment left Gyhum (0515) at 1340 hrs. in troop-canying vehicles and moved along the Reichsautobahn to the cross-roads at 316311, thence through Tostedt (3122), Trelde (3726), Liillau (4523), Jesteburg (4825) and Hanstedt (5220) to Quarrendorf (5322), which was reached at 1640 hrs. and where the Regiment moved into comfortable farmhouses before crossing the River Elbe.
 
1945 - 2nd (Airborne) Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - Nostorf  9438  Germany
D Coy in the lead, the Regiment marched unopposed via BUKHAUSEN to NOSTORF, arriving at about 0400 hrs.  196 P.O.W. came in during the day, or were rounded up in the neighbouring farms & woods.