On this day 18th April
1775 - 52nd embarked at Boston for attack on Concord, North America.
1915 – 2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - To LES CHOQAUX & ESSARS
In billets.
Route Marching, drills and Musketry carried out daily.
2nd Lieutenant J B Solomon left to join Head Quarters R.F.C to be attached on probation as an Observer.
1915 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – PLOEGSTEERT
Coys employed by day & night on working parties behind & in trench line under RE
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
On the 18th the Regiment seized Dauelsen (0085) as a firm base for the advance of the 52nd Division on Bremen (7199). Heavily supported by heavy, medium and field guns, the battle was quickly won, only D Company having to fight a skirmish to secure its area. Later shelling damaged most of the vehicles of Regimental headquarters.
1945 -2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - NWE Katzien
Left KAHLSTORF at 0130 hrs. Route HANSTEDT - RATZLINGEN - ROSCHE, behind the Devons who very successfully did a silent dawn attack on ROSCHE. We then passed through to the village of KATZIEN (0393), which we occupied at 0900 hrs without opposition. There are enemy - chiefly recce and PzJager - troops in the woods around us but nothing in the immediate vicinity & we have been free from shelling & mortaring. Capt. F.B. Scott went on a recce patrol to POLAU (0894) where he stirred up a few enemy on the ring contour west of the village.
1775 - 52nd embarked at Boston for attack on Concord, North America.
1915 – 2nd Bn Oxf & Bucks LI - To LES CHOQAUX & ESSARS
In billets.
Route Marching, drills and Musketry carried out daily.
2nd Lieutenant J B Solomon left to join Head Quarters R.F.C to be attached on probation as an Observer.
1915 – 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion – PLOEGSTEERT
Coys employed by day & night on working parties behind & in trench line under RE
1945 – 1st Bn Oxf & Bucks LI – North West Europe
On the 18th the Regiment seized Dauelsen (0085) as a firm base for the advance of the 52nd Division on Bremen (7199). Heavily supported by heavy, medium and field guns, the battle was quickly won, only D Company having to fight a skirmish to secure its area. Later shelling damaged most of the vehicles of Regimental headquarters.
1945 -2nd (Airborne) Bn, Oxf & Bucks LI - NWE Katzien
Left KAHLSTORF at 0130 hrs. Route HANSTEDT - RATZLINGEN - ROSCHE, behind the Devons who very successfully did a silent dawn attack on ROSCHE. We then passed through to the village of KATZIEN (0393), which we occupied at 0900 hrs without opposition. There are enemy - chiefly recce and PzJager - troops in the woods around us but nothing in the immediate vicinity & we have been free from shelling & mortaring. Capt. F.B. Scott went on a recce patrol to POLAU (0894) where he stirred up a few enemy on the ring contour west of the village.
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