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1 The Rifle Brigade advance due north to Cauchy a la Tour

1944-09-03 · Cauchy a la Tour · France

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While 1/6th Queen's masked the Division from the enemy at Auxi-le-Chateau, 1st RTR, 1st Rifle Brigade and 'CC' Battery, 5th RHA, started 25 miles south, to bypass St. Pol and advance due north to Tangry and Cauchy a la Tour, which they reached by midnight.

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