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