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1/6 The Queen's Royal Regiment holding Amaye

1944-06-13 · Amaye · France

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Towards the end of the afternoon a large number of tanks were reported to be in the area of Cahagnes by the Ops, and the enemy having failed to break through to the island now concentrated on breaking through the lines of 1 RTR and 1/6 Queens that were holding Amaye.

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