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Title
No Happy Rest
Description
Clearing the crossroads at le Bon Repos was given to the 2nd Glasgow Highlanders. At 21:30 hours on July 15th 1944 they jumped off. Assisted by Monty's moonlight, the attack would advance down the slopes of Hill 112 from the …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1944-07-15
Scenario#
HOD7
Scenario Description
Clearing the crossroads at le Bon Repos was given to the 2nd Glasgow Highlanders. At 21:30 hours on July 15th 1944 they jumped off. Assisted by Monty's moonlight, the attack would advance down the slopes of Hill 112 from the northeast. The Highlanders were heavily supported by Churchills of the 107th Royal Armored Corps (RAC), “Funnies' and Crocodiles of the 79th Armored Division, as well as machine guns and mortars of the 8th Middlesex. British forces were unsure of where the German defenders were holed up so the Churchills tired High Explosive rounds into likely defensive positions. The Highlanders cleared Esquay at around 2300 hours. At this point the Germans, believing this to be a major thrust towards Hill 113, sent the 21st Panzer Grenadiers, supported by Mark lVs of the 10th SS Panzer regiment, to blunt the perceived British offensive. The British 6 lbr AT guns went head to head with the Panzers of the 10th SS at point blank range. The British were forced to withdraw to their original starting positions on the slope of Hill 112.
Location
Esquay, France
Battle Narrative
Operation Greenline - On the left flank of the 15th (Scottish) Division, the crossroads at le Bon Repos and the higher ground overlooking Esquay-Notre-Dame were attacked by the 2nd Glasgow Highlanders of the 227th (Highland) Infantry Brigade (227th Brigade), supported by Churchill tanks of the 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (107th RAC) of the 34th Tank Brigade and the 141st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (141st RAC) of the 79th Armoured Division, equipped with Churchill Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (AVRE) and Churchill Crocodile flame thrower tanks. The Scottish advanced from the north-east, south-west over the northern slope of Hill 112, towards the defences of the III Battalion, 21st SS Panzergrenadier Regiment. As the infantry emerged from dead ground they were met by massed mortar fire, which temporarily disorganised the battalion, as did a smoke screen placed on Hill 112, which had merged with fog and covered the area.
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Combatants
German
British

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