Stanley Whitehouse's book on Black Watch

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Crewman
I am loking for various memoirs of the 51st Division veterans who describe their contacts with the Poles then and maybe they write general opinions about the Poles as well as about an incident of August 8th. In fact the Poles ought to be in other place than 51st lines but this is other story.

From the book: "MONTY'S HIGHLANDERS, 51st HIGHLAND DIVISION IN WORLD WAR TWO", by P. Delaforce, pages 151 and 152:

Referring to 8 August:

on page 151:

"About 1400 the Polish Armoured Div Shermans passed through heading for Roberts Mesnil and St Sylvain where 88mm anti-tank guns gave them a very sticky time. The Poles reported that they had taken St Sylvain, but their second and third attacks all failed."

and on page 152, an account by Major Benson (1st Black Watch):

"30 tanks of the Polish Armoured Div moved into "D" Coy's area where they milled about for an hour attracting considerable shell and mortar fire. After a two hour Recce towards La Bu-Sur-Rouvres they withdrew through the battalion area attracting more shell and mortar fire."

Cheers