Appendix 10

Operation Smash

Enemy

Digging in at 2142–2239

Dug in tanks & Atk guns at 1836

Enemy activity in Fresney le Mere 1935

Enemy in some strength at Morteaux-Coulibeauf 2339

Lt opposition in NE sector of Falaise

Own Trps

2 Div on high ground south of Falaise

Argylls – 1 Coy in Falaise

Poles cleaning up opposition in Morteaux Coulibeauf & have sent patrols on to Trun (code word of recognition ‘Jordon’)

French forces (armd) east of 2825 Bailleul

US at 2346 (Moulins sur Orne)

10 CIB recce of crossing Irish & Japan & will follow 4 Bde

Argylls to 2039 by morning

Algonq – Japan " [by morning]

L&W move up behind Blacks [sp] (MR 420139)

Intention: 4 Bde will seize Trun firm p on high ground to north & NE

Method: SP [start point] main Rd junc 1743

Route I Epancy – track across high ground to Irish (Damblainville)

Route II Perrières – Japan (Morteaux-Couliboeuf)

Route I for Irish to CL [centre line] RR [railroad] Br [bridge] 2036 – Pt 77 – Ners

Route for Japan to CL –?

Order of march

LSR with under comd 28CAR – 96 Atk, 14 Atk Bty less 1 Tp LAA – 2Tp Lt Fd sqn

21 CAR with under comd 1 Tp flails

Bde HQ

9 vehs of 23 Sp Regt

22 CAR

2 Sqn Flails

23 Sp Regt

Provost

23 Sp Regt will deploy ‘arctic’

Units will liaise [word illegible] for start time

Tasks – LSR & 28 CAR seize Pt 147 3331

21 & 22 CAR firm up at high ground 3233 – 3232 (22 on 3233) – (21 on 3232)

Route to objective x – country or through Trun depends on sit

Route will be picketted by adv gd (LSR)

Regts responsible for own left flank

AA prot crossing at Damblainville

Eng will prepare bridge at Irish for Dem[olition]

Admin

2 Pet[rol] – 1 Amm[unition] 1½ trucks per sqn

1 art-regt

Remainder of A1 remain present location

Comds to stand by for move up

A2 remain locn 151463

CCP at Olendon

Intercom

Start Time – 0500 – depart time given on air

Recce Trp will liaise with Bde to find route to sp & time of move to SP