The story
Once the whole Division had re-assembled in Ghent, it spread out to the east of the city, with sporadic fighting along the River Scheldt, until 11th September, when the Polish Armoured Division arrived to take over the area.
They left Ghent to much cheering from the citizens of the city, and the Division then moved east to Malines, south of Antwerp, where there was little room for the tanks and armoured cars to operate, although the Queen's Brigades snipers came into their own. On 21st September they "bagged" 16 kills and 4 woundings, alone.
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