Royal Scots Fusiliers War Diary
27 Jan 44 – 1800
Small patrol under Lieut. Baines set out with 18 men to establish listening post by night on forward slopes of Point 172 and to recce area of Cemetery 781967 and also to have an Observation Post by day 28 Jan 44. This patrol controlled some extraordinarily successful artillery shots on enemy dugouts during the day. ‘C’ Company recce patrol found Point 165 [just short of Santa Maria Infante on the road] at 782978 occupied and took one prisoner of war from 200 Panzer Grenadier Regiment. Protective wiring and dummy minefield laid in front of ‘B’ & ‘D’ companies by Pioneer Platoon
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