You are the chosen ones of the German Army. You will seek combat and train yourselves to endure any manner of test.
To you the battle shall be fulfilment. #1 Fallschirmjäger 10 Commandments
The history of the Fallschirmjäger begins on May 11, 1936 when Germany began developing its airborne forces with the opening of the first Fallschirm
Training School. Led by Major Bruno Brauer who was the first to make a student training jump with a total of 15 officers and just one ju.52 and were the
first to be awarded the Fallschirmschützenschein (parachuting licence).
Fjr 6 was formed in February 1943, .
The combined total strength of the 6th Regiment was 3457 men as of May 19, 1944.
The history of fjr6 in Normandy,
During the evening of 5th June 1944, Major von der Heydte had planned to travel to Rennes and attend the planned war games.
The Regiment with its subordinated unit, 8./Artillery Regiment 191 (91.LL.Div) were providing a security line in the south of the Cotentin Peninsula, south
west of Carentan; St.Jores-Lithaire, Lessay, Perriers, St.Georges de Bohon in an area 20km wide and 15km in depth.
In the very early hours of June 6th, parts of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment of the US 101st Airborne Division, jumped into this area, hailing the
beginning of the invasion.
At 3am on 6th June 1944, 91 LL.Div received a Fallschirm Alarm from FLUKO Caen (Flugwachkommando - Aviation Report Centre), but it was too late,
the Fallschirmjäger of the 6th Rgt were already in action.
500 US Paratroops had dropped in the area of III./FJR6, south west of Carentan. Many of these men were in scattered groups, unable to make it to their
grouping areas. The fire fights between airborne troops raged on all night. Another 100-150 US Paratroops had landed in the area held by the 1st Battalion,
eastwards of St.Jores.
Meanwhile, the 6th Regiment command post was shifted to St.Come du Mont protected by a combat team from the 1st Battalion. The rest of the battalion
was late in re-inforcing the combat team due to harrasing fire by allied aircraft at daybreak. This force backed up a battalion from Gren.Rgt.1058 who were
already in the town.
After finalising battle plans, Von der Heydte crossed the Carentan causeway at around midday on June 6th heading to the new command post at St.Come du
Mont. The surrounding area had been secured, although US Paratroops were already dug in less than a Km to the east at La Barquette but unable to get
close to the causeway or its bridges due to strong defensive fire from German positions on the road and St.Come du Mont.
Later that night their positions between St.Marie du Mont and Vierville were shelled by Naval Artillery. In the early hours of June 7th, more US Paratroops
landed in the area around Angoville and at around 7am another 150 American gliders landed in an area between Angoville-St.Marie du Mont-Hiesville. 1st
Battalion was slowly being surrounded and escape routes were slowly being shut off.
Von der Heydte was unaware that the allies had landed on the beaches east of his HQ until he witnessed the armada at sea from the church tower in
St.Come du Mont. As he lay witness this spectacle 11km to the east, the town was straddled with large calibre Naval artillery shells, which shook the
church and surrounding houses. The Americans knew the value of a church tower to Artillery observers, men who could rain death upon advancing troops.
In the early hours of June 7th, the first American tanks to be seen by the 1st Battalion, appeared on the approaches to St.Marie du Mont. The 1st Battalion
were not equipped for a long battle against armour, they had already expended large amounts of ammo during probing attacks into Ste.Marie du Mont.
There were limited supplies of the PanzerFaust and Panzerschreck. There were also other pressing matters for the 1st Battalion to take care of. They were
ordered by radio to dispatch a force to counterattack 2 bridges over the Carentan Canal south west of Ste.Marie du Mont. These bridges had been taken on
D-Day and the Americans were going to use them to bypass Carentan and link up with forces in the Omaha Bridgehead.
The 1st Battalion sent its last radio message back to Rgt HQ late in the morning on June 7th, "5 enemy tanks destroyed, battalion now surrounded ".
Hauptmann Priekschat now decided it was time to withdrawal, ammo was low and casualties were high. The order went out and the remnants of the 1st
Battalion from St.Marie du Mont to Vierville began their fighting withdrawal to the south west, only to find that US tanks had already entered Vierville and
were slowly pushing west.
In the afternoon of June 7th, US Paratroops backed up by Grant medium tanks, approached the road junction on a probing attack into St.Come du Mont.
The lead tank was brewed up by an AT round. Fierce fire erupted from the hedgerows and from positions in Pont du Douve further south. The American
advance stalled and they withdrew back toward Beaumont to regroup.
At around 3am on June 8th, more US Paratroops were dropped east of Angoville. St.Come du Mont now came under renewed artillerie attacks from land
and sea. A second attack on the road junction began in the morning of June 8th and US Paratroops were this time successful in capturing dead mans
corner.
Von der Heydte could see that he was slowly losing his grip on St.Come du Mont, the Americans were only a few hundred meters to the south and it would
not be long before they advanced in to the town. He decided it was time to withdrawal with what forces he had left. Many of his men evaded to the south
west, through the hamlet of La Croix and to the only other causeway into Carentan, the railway line embankment. Small rearguards were left behind to
disable or destroy the vehicles and heavy equipment that could not be brought back to Carentan and also to cover the withdraw from high ground near the
town. One by one, the remnants of the 2nd & 3rd Battalions, Gren.Rgt.1058 and AR.191 were withdrawn from the line to make their way south across the
German held rail track to Carentan. The withdrawal into the south of the peninsula took most of the day as men struggled to reach the northern and eastern
outskirts of Carentan.
The 300 or so men, all that was left of the first Battalion was still making a fighting withdrawal to the southwest on the morning of June 8th. They
encountered enemy fire through the fields and villages but still they marched on, attempting to reach the safety of Carentan. Desperate rearguard action at
Vierville, Angoville, Bse.Addeville & Beaumont allowed many of the survivors to get in sight of their objective. However, they were to be stopped in their
tracks near the lock gates at La Barquette.
Paratroops of the 101st Airborne Division had taken this objective and were covering the approaches with mortars and heavy machine guns. The battle
weary Fallschirmjäger came under a hail of fire in the flooded fields north east of the lock.
They took heavy casualties and thinking the lock was held by a large enemy force, Hauptmann Priekschat surrendered what was left of the 1st Battalion.
After the surrender, the prisoners were marched under guard to the nearby Peneme farm, where they came under fire from their own guns located in
Carentan causing even more casualties to an already exhausted Battalion.
Only 25 men under the command of Leutnant Stenzel (3./FJR.6) managed to reach Carentan and inform the regimental commander of what had happened
to the 1st Battalion.
"Battle of Carentan"
When American commanders noticed the withdraw of German troops from St.Come du Mont, an attack on the town was ordered. As they approached the
slope north into the town they came under fire from high ground west of the town, occupied by a rearguard of Fallschirmjäger. This height was soon
cleared of resistance and as US Paratroops entered the outskirts of the town they witnessed the exodus of enemy troops as they headed westwards to the
relative safety of the railway causeway. An attack on German positions at Pont du Douve was then ordered. Once these had been cleared the way to
Carentan was open. Retreating Fallschirmjäger had bolstered the defences along the causeway and at Pont du Douve, which drove the American forces
back toward St.Come du Mont and artillery fire from the heavy company in Carentan forced the Americans to take shelter. As the US Paratroops withdrew
northward they were attacked by rearguard Fallschirmjäger units heading south from the fields and hedgerows either side of N13 to join their comrades on
the causeway.
The rest of the 6th Regiment now formed a latch plate astride the main road into Carentan, effectively blocking the two US bridgeheads at Utah & Omaha.
However, VDH was unaware that the attack on the bridges over the Carentan Canal had been unsuccessful and that US forces were pouring into the
countryside north of Carentan.
Von der Heydte now set up his Regimental HQ at Ingouf Farm between the town and the marshland, with a front line covering the approaches from Pont du
Douve. MG & mortar positions were set up in the farmyard and nearby orchards. Small islands of dry land protruding from the flood waters housed MG's
and snipers. Artillery, mortar and MG positions were set up on a hill southwest of Carentan and ranged in to the causeway and St.Come du Mont. Carentan
now became the most hotly contested areas on the invasion front.
On June 9th, German regulars along with many Fallschirmjäger abandoned positions in Pont du Douve. They had done well to hold the American advance
for so long but under heavy pressure from strong probing assaults they were forced to move south. After destroying their heavy weapons they used
explosives to destroy the most northerly of the 4 bridges over the Douve. They then headed south to join the new front line. It was now a waiting game to
see when the Americans would try and take the Carentan causeway.
In an old wine cellar on the outskirts of Carentan was the Regimental dressing station. It was here that the Regimental Doctor, Dr.Roos and the Battalion
doctors of the 2nd & 3rd Battalions operated around the clock. Along with two captured American doctors they treated more than 1000 wounded
American, German, Georgian soldiers and French civilians in a 24 hour period.
The regiment held its new front line without artillery, tank or Luftwaffe support. Ammunition became scare, in particular Mortar and machine-gun ammo.
Artillery ammo was plentiful but they had no guns.
The thinly spread Fallschirmjäger defended their positions north of Carentan with what ammo they had left. Mines were hastily placed to try and slow the
probing attacks by American forces who were poised to breakthrough to Carentan, their next objective.
Many casualties were caused by MG and sniper fire from the isololated groups in the marshland, from Ingouf Farm and from Fallschirmjäger dug into the
southern end of the causeway.
In the morning of June 10th, Ingouf farm and its surrounding buildings were subjected to a massive artillery barrage. This appeared to VDH to be the
prelude for an assault but nothing happened. Only an American offer of surrender was forthcoming to which he replied "what would you do in my place".
A supply column from 84 Korps brought in French mortar ammo late on June 10th, but it was the wrong calibre. During the night of June 10th/11th,
JU52's dropped Mortar and MPi ammunition. Even re-supply could not stop the inevitable.
In the morning of June 11th, US Paratroops who had successfully traversed the causeway under the cover of darkness waited for the order to attack FJR6
positions. After a massive artillery barrage, the men of 101st Division charge the positions around Ingouf Farm. The former HQ of FJR6 was soon in the
hands of US 101st and after an unsuccessful counterattack, VDH withdrew his men to the south west. Other elements of FJR6 attacked from the north of
Carentan but were also beaten back. The Americans now set up an east-west defensive and by midday US troops had reached the outskirts of Carentan and
had settled in the houses, gardens and hedges in front of the town.
Just as the Americans were entering Carentan, Von der Heydte ordered the 795 Georgian Battalion to move to the south west of Carentan after being
informed of American forces attempting to surround the town from the north. After co-ordinating one of the mornings unsuccessful counterattacks he was
unexpectedly called upon by Brigadeführer Ostendorff and his Ia Obersturmbannführer Konrad. Ostendorff was the commander of 17th SS
Panzergrenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen". During this meeting Von der Heydte was informed that his Regiment was now subordinated to the SS
Division and that the combined forces will counter attack the American foothold on the outskirts of Carentan.
on June 11th, the men were ordered to vacate Carentan and withdrawal to prepared positions further to the south west, even abandoning the nearby height.
By dusk the regiment had withdrawn from the ruined town. The 6th Regiment now set up a new defensive line: St Georges du Behon-Saintenny-La
Moisentrie-Blehou. The battle for Carentan had come to an end. As American forces entered the town Brigadeführer Ostendorff was informed of the
Regiments withdraw from the town. He was enraged and wanted Von der Heydte arrested and charged for defeatism. Only signals and telephone calls from
Von der Heydte's high ranking brethren managed to cool the situation.
A counterattack was now planned for June 12th that would include the 6th Rgt and the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division. The town would be taken back at
any cost. The orders stated the attack will take place in the direction of the Periers-Carentan road. If good progress is made then a bridgehead is to created
at St.Come du Mont. This order was outrageous. St.Come du Mont had fallen and it would never be taken back.
The route between the two beachheads at Utah & Omaha was now open. The 6th regiment could only withdrawal to the south west and help defend a new
front line along with the remnants of 7th Army units who had managed to escape from the Cotentin Peninsula.
On August 6th 1944, the Regiment along with 17th SS.Pz.Gren Div, participated in the counterattack toward Avraches. This breakthrough to the west coast
did not succeed. Now only around 60 men remained unwounded and the regiment had to be pulled out of the line. They were re-united with their wounded
at Lisieux. Approximately 3000 men had been killed and wounded during the campaign in Normandy. On August 16th 1944, the remnants of Regiment.6,
around 400 in total, were collected from Nancy and transferred to Güstrow for rebuilding. A newly built 6th Regiment would again see action in
September 1944, but for many of those who survived the fighting in Normandy, Holland would be their final battle.
To you the battle shall be fulfilment. #1 Fallschirmjäger 10 Commandments
The history of the Fallschirmjäger begins on May 11, 1936 when Germany began developing its airborne forces with the opening of the first Fallschirm
Training School. Led by Major Bruno Brauer who was the first to make a student training jump with a total of 15 officers and just one ju.52 and were the
first to be awarded the Fallschirmschützenschein (parachuting licence).
Fjr 6 was formed in February 1943, .
The combined total strength of the 6th Regiment was 3457 men as of May 19, 1944.
The history of fjr6 in Normandy,
During the evening of 5th June 1944, Major von der Heydte had planned to travel to Rennes and attend the planned war games.
The Regiment with its subordinated unit, 8./Artillery Regiment 191 (91.LL.Div) were providing a security line in the south of the Cotentin Peninsula, south
west of Carentan; St.Jores-Lithaire, Lessay, Perriers, St.Georges de Bohon in an area 20km wide and 15km in depth.
In the very early hours of June 6th, parts of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment of the US 101st Airborne Division, jumped into this area, hailing the
beginning of the invasion.
At 3am on 6th June 1944, 91 LL.Div received a Fallschirm Alarm from FLUKO Caen (Flugwachkommando - Aviation Report Centre), but it was too late,
the Fallschirmjäger of the 6th Rgt were already in action.
500 US Paratroops had dropped in the area of III./FJR6, south west of Carentan. Many of these men were in scattered groups, unable to make it to their
grouping areas. The fire fights between airborne troops raged on all night. Another 100-150 US Paratroops had landed in the area held by the 1st Battalion,
eastwards of St.Jores.
Meanwhile, the 6th Regiment command post was shifted to St.Come du Mont protected by a combat team from the 1st Battalion. The rest of the battalion
was late in re-inforcing the combat team due to harrasing fire by allied aircraft at daybreak. This force backed up a battalion from Gren.Rgt.1058 who were
already in the town.
After finalising battle plans, Von der Heydte crossed the Carentan causeway at around midday on June 6th heading to the new command post at St.Come du
Mont. The surrounding area had been secured, although US Paratroops were already dug in less than a Km to the east at La Barquette but unable to get
close to the causeway or its bridges due to strong defensive fire from German positions on the road and St.Come du Mont.
Later that night their positions between St.Marie du Mont and Vierville were shelled by Naval Artillery. In the early hours of June 7th, more US Paratroops
landed in the area around Angoville and at around 7am another 150 American gliders landed in an area between Angoville-St.Marie du Mont-Hiesville. 1st
Battalion was slowly being surrounded and escape routes were slowly being shut off.
Von der Heydte was unaware that the allies had landed on the beaches east of his HQ until he witnessed the armada at sea from the church tower in
St.Come du Mont. As he lay witness this spectacle 11km to the east, the town was straddled with large calibre Naval artillery shells, which shook the
church and surrounding houses. The Americans knew the value of a church tower to Artillery observers, men who could rain death upon advancing troops.
In the early hours of June 7th, the first American tanks to be seen by the 1st Battalion, appeared on the approaches to St.Marie du Mont. The 1st Battalion
were not equipped for a long battle against armour, they had already expended large amounts of ammo during probing attacks into Ste.Marie du Mont.
There were limited supplies of the PanzerFaust and Panzerschreck. There were also other pressing matters for the 1st Battalion to take care of. They were
ordered by radio to dispatch a force to counterattack 2 bridges over the Carentan Canal south west of Ste.Marie du Mont. These bridges had been taken on
D-Day and the Americans were going to use them to bypass Carentan and link up with forces in the Omaha Bridgehead.
The 1st Battalion sent its last radio message back to Rgt HQ late in the morning on June 7th, "5 enemy tanks destroyed, battalion now surrounded ".
Hauptmann Priekschat now decided it was time to withdrawal, ammo was low and casualties were high. The order went out and the remnants of the 1st
Battalion from St.Marie du Mont to Vierville began their fighting withdrawal to the south west, only to find that US tanks had already entered Vierville and
were slowly pushing west.
In the afternoon of June 7th, US Paratroops backed up by Grant medium tanks, approached the road junction on a probing attack into St.Come du Mont.
The lead tank was brewed up by an AT round. Fierce fire erupted from the hedgerows and from positions in Pont du Douve further south. The American
advance stalled and they withdrew back toward Beaumont to regroup.
At around 3am on June 8th, more US Paratroops were dropped east of Angoville. St.Come du Mont now came under renewed artillerie attacks from land
and sea. A second attack on the road junction began in the morning of June 8th and US Paratroops were this time successful in capturing dead mans
corner.
Von der Heydte could see that he was slowly losing his grip on St.Come du Mont, the Americans were only a few hundred meters to the south and it would
not be long before they advanced in to the town. He decided it was time to withdrawal with what forces he had left. Many of his men evaded to the south
west, through the hamlet of La Croix and to the only other causeway into Carentan, the railway line embankment. Small rearguards were left behind to
disable or destroy the vehicles and heavy equipment that could not be brought back to Carentan and also to cover the withdraw from high ground near the
town. One by one, the remnants of the 2nd & 3rd Battalions, Gren.Rgt.1058 and AR.191 were withdrawn from the line to make their way south across the
German held rail track to Carentan. The withdrawal into the south of the peninsula took most of the day as men struggled to reach the northern and eastern
outskirts of Carentan.
The 300 or so men, all that was left of the first Battalion was still making a fighting withdrawal to the southwest on the morning of June 8th. They
encountered enemy fire through the fields and villages but still they marched on, attempting to reach the safety of Carentan. Desperate rearguard action at
Vierville, Angoville, Bse.Addeville & Beaumont allowed many of the survivors to get in sight of their objective. However, they were to be stopped in their
tracks near the lock gates at La Barquette.
Paratroops of the 101st Airborne Division had taken this objective and were covering the approaches with mortars and heavy machine guns. The battle
weary Fallschirmjäger came under a hail of fire in the flooded fields north east of the lock.
They took heavy casualties and thinking the lock was held by a large enemy force, Hauptmann Priekschat surrendered what was left of the 1st Battalion.
After the surrender, the prisoners were marched under guard to the nearby Peneme farm, where they came under fire from their own guns located in
Carentan causing even more casualties to an already exhausted Battalion.
Only 25 men under the command of Leutnant Stenzel (3./FJR.6) managed to reach Carentan and inform the regimental commander of what had happened
to the 1st Battalion.
"Battle of Carentan"
When American commanders noticed the withdraw of German troops from St.Come du Mont, an attack on the town was ordered. As they approached the
slope north into the town they came under fire from high ground west of the town, occupied by a rearguard of Fallschirmjäger. This height was soon
cleared of resistance and as US Paratroops entered the outskirts of the town they witnessed the exodus of enemy troops as they headed westwards to the
relative safety of the railway causeway. An attack on German positions at Pont du Douve was then ordered. Once these had been cleared the way to
Carentan was open. Retreating Fallschirmjäger had bolstered the defences along the causeway and at Pont du Douve, which drove the American forces
back toward St.Come du Mont and artillery fire from the heavy company in Carentan forced the Americans to take shelter. As the US Paratroops withdrew
northward they were attacked by rearguard Fallschirmjäger units heading south from the fields and hedgerows either side of N13 to join their comrades on
the causeway.
The rest of the 6th Regiment now formed a latch plate astride the main road into Carentan, effectively blocking the two US bridgeheads at Utah & Omaha.
However, VDH was unaware that the attack on the bridges over the Carentan Canal had been unsuccessful and that US forces were pouring into the
countryside north of Carentan.
Von der Heydte now set up his Regimental HQ at Ingouf Farm between the town and the marshland, with a front line covering the approaches from Pont du
Douve. MG & mortar positions were set up in the farmyard and nearby orchards. Small islands of dry land protruding from the flood waters housed MG's
and snipers. Artillery, mortar and MG positions were set up on a hill southwest of Carentan and ranged in to the causeway and St.Come du Mont. Carentan
now became the most hotly contested areas on the invasion front.
On June 9th, German regulars along with many Fallschirmjäger abandoned positions in Pont du Douve. They had done well to hold the American advance
for so long but under heavy pressure from strong probing assaults they were forced to move south. After destroying their heavy weapons they used
explosives to destroy the most northerly of the 4 bridges over the Douve. They then headed south to join the new front line. It was now a waiting game to
see when the Americans would try and take the Carentan causeway.
In an old wine cellar on the outskirts of Carentan was the Regimental dressing station. It was here that the Regimental Doctor, Dr.Roos and the Battalion
doctors of the 2nd & 3rd Battalions operated around the clock. Along with two captured American doctors they treated more than 1000 wounded
American, German, Georgian soldiers and French civilians in a 24 hour period.
The regiment held its new front line without artillery, tank or Luftwaffe support. Ammunition became scare, in particular Mortar and machine-gun ammo.
Artillery ammo was plentiful but they had no guns.
The thinly spread Fallschirmjäger defended their positions north of Carentan with what ammo they had left. Mines were hastily placed to try and slow the
probing attacks by American forces who were poised to breakthrough to Carentan, their next objective.
Many casualties were caused by MG and sniper fire from the isololated groups in the marshland, from Ingouf Farm and from Fallschirmjäger dug into the
southern end of the causeway.
In the morning of June 10th, Ingouf farm and its surrounding buildings were subjected to a massive artillery barrage. This appeared to VDH to be the
prelude for an assault but nothing happened. Only an American offer of surrender was forthcoming to which he replied "what would you do in my place".
A supply column from 84 Korps brought in French mortar ammo late on June 10th, but it was the wrong calibre. During the night of June 10th/11th,
JU52's dropped Mortar and MPi ammunition. Even re-supply could not stop the inevitable.
In the morning of June 11th, US Paratroops who had successfully traversed the causeway under the cover of darkness waited for the order to attack FJR6
positions. After a massive artillery barrage, the men of 101st Division charge the positions around Ingouf Farm. The former HQ of FJR6 was soon in the
hands of US 101st and after an unsuccessful counterattack, VDH withdrew his men to the south west. Other elements of FJR6 attacked from the north of
Carentan but were also beaten back. The Americans now set up an east-west defensive and by midday US troops had reached the outskirts of Carentan and
had settled in the houses, gardens and hedges in front of the town.
Just as the Americans were entering Carentan, Von der Heydte ordered the 795 Georgian Battalion to move to the south west of Carentan after being
informed of American forces attempting to surround the town from the north. After co-ordinating one of the mornings unsuccessful counterattacks he was
unexpectedly called upon by Brigadeführer Ostendorff and his Ia Obersturmbannführer Konrad. Ostendorff was the commander of 17th SS
Panzergrenadier Division "Götz von Berlichingen". During this meeting Von der Heydte was informed that his Regiment was now subordinated to the SS
Division and that the combined forces will counter attack the American foothold on the outskirts of Carentan.
on June 11th, the men were ordered to vacate Carentan and withdrawal to prepared positions further to the south west, even abandoning the nearby height.
By dusk the regiment had withdrawn from the ruined town. The 6th Regiment now set up a new defensive line: St Georges du Behon-Saintenny-La
Moisentrie-Blehou. The battle for Carentan had come to an end. As American forces entered the town Brigadeführer Ostendorff was informed of the
Regiments withdraw from the town. He was enraged and wanted Von der Heydte arrested and charged for defeatism. Only signals and telephone calls from
Von der Heydte's high ranking brethren managed to cool the situation.
A counterattack was now planned for June 12th that would include the 6th Rgt and the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division. The town would be taken back at
any cost. The orders stated the attack will take place in the direction of the Periers-Carentan road. If good progress is made then a bridgehead is to created
at St.Come du Mont. This order was outrageous. St.Come du Mont had fallen and it would never be taken back.
The route between the two beachheads at Utah & Omaha was now open. The 6th regiment could only withdrawal to the south west and help defend a new
front line along with the remnants of 7th Army units who had managed to escape from the Cotentin Peninsula.
On August 6th 1944, the Regiment along with 17th SS.Pz.Gren Div, participated in the counterattack toward Avraches. This breakthrough to the west coast
did not succeed. Now only around 60 men remained unwounded and the regiment had to be pulled out of the line. They were re-united with their wounded
at Lisieux. Approximately 3000 men had been killed and wounded during the campaign in Normandy. On August 16th 1944, the remnants of Regiment.6,
around 400 in total, were collected from Nancy and transferred to Güstrow for rebuilding. A newly built 6th Regiment would again see action in
September 1944, but for many of those who survived the fighting in Normandy, Holland would be their final battle.