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23 Hussars 11th Armoured Division
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Reconnaissance
‘C OV EN TR Y’
23rd Hussars Sherman halts at St-Martin crossroads as elements of 11th Armoured Division move up.
K’ IC W AR ‘W
‘RUGBY’
Three regimental groups plunged into enemy territory.
propelled ‘Sexton’ 25-pounder field guns of the 13th Royal Horse Artillery. 159th Brigade HQ commanded the Fifes and Monmouths group, with the two towed 17-pounder antitank batteries and the towed 25-pounders of the 151st Field Regiment (the Ayrshire Yeomanry). THE HUSSARS-RIFLES GROUP The 23rd Hussars’ quiet night had been brusquely cut short. ‘These Norman folk are very hospitable and as soon as we are given our areas, tanks sort themselves out in different yards and gardens, and immediately camouflage the vehicles as there is talk of an air attack tonight. Digging in is