Michael & John -- thank you friends very much for this "historic consulting"
Something about hellish Hill 262:
Quote:
Originally written by Reginald H. Roy
As the Poles pushed east and south to cut the road running northeast from Chambois and to seize Chambois itself, it quickly became apparent that it was critically important to capture several hills dominating the highway. Hills 252 and 262, lying hard by the highway, were prime candidates. Early on the 19th August a Polish battle-group launched an attack on these hills. With this assault force was Captain Pierre Sévigny, a Canadian FOO whose medium guns were supporting the Poles. As he rode in a tank close to the commander of the Polish column attacking the hills, the leading tank stopped for two wounded Germans lying on the road. When two Polish tankmen dismounted to move them, one of the wounded Germans tossed a grenade, killing one and wounding the other. The Polish commander promptly emptied his revolver into the Germans, and the entire column proceeded forward over their bodies. This incident was only a preview of what was to come.
Source:
Reginald H. Roy
1944: The Canadians in Normandy
Macmillan of Canada, Ottawa 1984
ISBN 0-7715-9796-7
Page 310
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