Stanley Whitehouse's book on Black Watch

[Crewman]

Hi friends,

What also is funny for me is the following short Donald E. Graves' text:

Originally written by Donald E. Graves

It was perhaps just as well that the Regiment soon went back into action as these quiet periods could be stressful. As usual the Poles, who seemed to have some special intelligence source, were the first to know. On 18 February, 1945 the War Diarist noted that there were many rumours "about us moving" which "seem to have been started by the Poles" who came into SAR's area "looking for good billets". Nobody believed these rumours because it was felt that the Polish Division would go into action first as it was "equipped with new Shermans while we still have many of our old originals." Guess again – the next day orders came down to prepare for a move and on 19 February the Regiment said goodbye to the Maas and concentrated at Best.

Source:
Donald E. Graves
South Albertas. A Canadian Regiment at War
Robin Brass Studio, Toronto 2004
page 264

Any ideas why in the Canadian Army the best informed people were the Poles not the Canadians?


Best regards

C.