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Army Form C . 2118 .

WAR DIARY Unit . .HQ 15.3. . Z F BBB

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

BRIG J .R . SIN( ;IR DSO Commanding Officer

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References to Appendices

Summary of Events and Information

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At 2100 hrs leading waves of 5/7 GORDONS and 5 BW entered the! ----- R:---- E-1N3 y--- •2-204---- s- al-1 aoy, -af 5 BA----were c=amas _ and 1 !GORDONS were ordered to cross . 5 BN were having only slight! .......... opPes ~'=" Q - ----- ~ -t- -ra-e~€s ' ------_ {-'; ~:~~-o-r-I --- -a~L-d -- -rs~or-mod ,a-r--m ~t ZB RE.~S55524 ;060522 cleared by 2155 hrs . By 2245 5 BW had another coy I ... • ._ -----------. '-- ---- -at ---- hfl - .us-es att --- 0635-3-1 ---,and ---were---- puehing.... on----to E8- E•RD.:&N---- E~653--t -- - .. ._. .._ Meanwhile on the right 5/7 GORDONS had crossed but the enemy - --- ----------- -at th e -r--- lay r~- c -b-'-e-e v 3 the - •-. ra se ~g --- -at -08652 -3--j re-e.ete d s tro land pinned the leading coy to the ground . The br over the ... 1--i ---- . .w~ .-- -re-p~-r--ted l-ewe.~'~3-R'~R d'~: -teh-. .... at - -2-3-G& ~trs--¢- 2 2 --- x-, - --- were ordered to cross in their storm boats at 2359 hrs,

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iBy 0300 hrs 5 BW were on all their objectives and 1 CORDONS See Appx J K for --- 1 had swum ~n t o~ta~s- R~ .~S end rerocrted hems e1-ve s 7f ±rrul.y- on Veh Prz orz t± es ,- the EASTERN outskirts : about this time . i2 S AFOR~,R. . were .--- .3 over by 01-3-0 ane~ b~- 0.5OQ- ~s--- hs;d----rep-~g~-ed i large factory at 0853 with little opposition . M~BONS were - fz htlng - at the orus s urg and . Another coy of 5/7 CORDONS fought hard ijposbletcr ' trim----3----Co-y .... 1-~---- 'a a --at S I O? '0 5f? anti -took' s'oine ~ By 0630 hrs 5/7 CORDONS were firm on thee whole peninsulabut . ........ .. per s--- na ' e----to"make--or-ass i over -- hs ----:A .R- RHTNB . . .t .----~ 0,530 .. hrs thea Bde Comd with small staff crossed the RHINE and e-s.~---a- .Tac------ ---a ----E- m----at 5g5--19 !2 SEAFORTH reverted to comd 152 Bde at 1030 hrs e•• •For the - • •- - .--. . .. • • r-sm---- --• • .-- -- . ainder of the day 1 CORDONS

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