Mont Pinçon: The highest point in Normandy, taken by the Wessex division with the 13th/18th Hussars

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The Wessex Division were to spearhead operation Bluecoat, but the VIII Corp took the lead. The Wessex division and the 13th/18th Hussars did take Mont PInçon on the 7th August.
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00:00 Intro
01:16 Carhagnes
02:06 Villers Bocage
03:03 Bois du Homme Point 361
05:42 130th Brigade towards Mont Pinçon
06:47 Change of commanders
08:15 Attic stake out
09:01 4th Wiltshires on Hussars tanks
09:30 4th Wilts attack bridge on Druance
10:50 5th Wilts towards la Variniere
11:10 German saves captain's life
13:15 4am retreat
14:15 Shropshires la Roguerie
15:25 5th Wilts second attack
18:20 Hussars race up to the summit
20:30 Mont Pinçon secured
22:25 Plessis Grimoult
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@mossbrg5 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Great story and beautiful scenery of Normandy.

@anselmdanker9519 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your detailed view of the ground that was fought over.

@megatmizannicholasdenney9890 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your detail coverage. My father was leading a troop unit in the A Squadron of the 13/18 Hussars. His DD sank just before the beach, Unfortunately they had to come in under their own power from the 5km instead of the 2km offshore. I am taking my children to Lion-sur-Mer to visit the memorial site this year to pass down dad's history.

@graememenziesmenzies2390 2 жыл бұрын

Please do more of these very very good thanks

@kerrydennison7947 7 күн бұрын

Watching your videos is almost like being part of one of your tour groups. It is amazing how the countryside has recovered after the very destructive war

@WalkingDday 7 күн бұрын

Nature has a great abiity to recover, if we don't continue to pummel it.

@philipryan25 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@steeltown1001 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin, super 👍🏼

@moroccanish9904 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent as always , very informative great walkthrough 👍🏻

@faithandfreedom 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video as always! Thank you?

@nigelmorris1286 2 жыл бұрын

Very detailed commentary by a great ww2 historian thank you for sharing the details

@jerryvanmillion5610 2 жыл бұрын

fantastic content , very glad to subscribe

@alastairbarkley6572 8 ай бұрын

Lt Sydney Jary's war diary book is a really good account of the Wessex's fight in Normandy, including Mt Pincon. He claims that the German's referred to 43rd Wessex as 'The British SS Division'

@WalkingDday 8 ай бұрын

Was that supposed to be a compliment to them?

@alastairbarkley6572 8 ай бұрын

@@WalkingDday I guess it was. Toughness and perseverance like the Waffen SS. I don't think 43rd Wessex was ever accused of atrocities - Oradour sur Glane, that sort of thing.