panda1gen
Lieutenant Colonel
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There was a German outpost in the trees just north of the track which was the axis of the company approach.
It fired into the flank of the glider-pilot platoon.
Captain Muir was wounded. One of his officers, Lieutenant Sydney Smith, was fatally wounded, and there were several other casualties.
Without their leaders and in that confusing wood, the survivors went no further.
The dash led by Major Pott got across the road however. They moved well into the wood on the other side.
Lieutenant Watling's platoon also climbed out of the ditches at the side of the road to join in the rush, but Watling was killed at once. The company second in command, Captain Terry Rodgers, was also hit and fatally wounded.
It fired into the flank of the glider-pilot platoon.
Captain Muir was wounded. One of his officers, Lieutenant Sydney Smith, was fatally wounded, and there were several other casualties.
Without their leaders and in that confusing wood, the survivors went no further.
The dash led by Major Pott got across the road however. They moved well into the wood on the other side.
Lieutenant Watling's platoon also climbed out of the ditches at the side of the road to join in the rush, but Watling was killed at once. The company second in command, Captain Terry Rodgers, was also hit and fatally wounded.