Seems now that I have "found" you Brian. Operation Bluecoat. You mentioned coming up against the brunt of the W-SS divisions. Well here is some info in brief form.

2 August 44, SS Schwere Panzer Abt. 102 is subordinated to the 9th SS and forms Kampfgruppe Weiß. It is assembled near Roucamps and relocates to the area SW of St. Jean. Tpgether the with the SS Pz. Recon ABt. 9 the 1st company is ordered from Estry to the north exit of La Bistiere to attack towards the 2nd company, 22 British tanks are knocked out. At 04.40hrs the 2nd company reaches Roucamp, assembly area 300m to the NW. at 05.55 hrs new mission for the 2nd company. attack via St. Jean, then to the west ot the road bend 3km NW of St. Jean, there establish a covering position(1st company south of it) At 13.00 hrs order to attack behind 1st company via Estry, Pierres, Chendolle, Viessouix, Vaudry to the N of La Bistiere, covering postion at the north rim. 1st company 3km W of it near La Graverie. 2nd company starts movement at 15.00hrs and reached the road corssing 500m W of Chendedolle. 1st companie engages British armor of the Guards Division in Chendolle. Pincer movements to the south, then following the road to the S from Vassy to Vire. Near Le Hauts the advance platoon is engaged by AT guns postioned in Vire. 1 Tiger is knocked out. 2nd company outlfanks further N via Pierres and reaches the road Tinchebray-Vire, establishing a coering postion there and receives supplies during the night.

3 August 44 order fro the 2nd company to attack in co-operation with the 3./Recon 9 along the Vire-Caen rd to the N in order to block the rd N of La Bistiere. At the crossroads 3km N of Vire the advance platoon Untersturmführer Loritz, encounters enemy forces, knocking out 3 Cromwells. Subsquently several British Tank attacks are pushed back. 6 more tanks and 1 scout car are knocked out. Seizure of hill 119. Seeral enemy counterattacks are repelled: 7 tanks are knocked out. 1 tiger 233, Hauptscharführer Rowsovski, starts burning after seven hits from British tanks.
A night withdrawl to the northern fringe of Vire, then advance to Pierres. 1st company reaches La Papillonniere, attacks further N towards La Graviere and makes contact with the 3rd Fallshirmjägerdivision. Two more Tigers of the 1st company are knocked out. Remaing Tigers in the battalion- 34.
Brian, any of the place names sound familiar to you ? A brief calmness it seems for Brian and his comrades before all Hell breaking loose again ! The information coming from the excellent... Tigers in Combat 2 by Wolfgang Schneider, pages 329/330. JJF pubs 1998.

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