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Posted on June 6, 2026 at 10:13:05 by vince moran

Here`s what I managed to find out about it all,I had the record But my Grandson now has them and his great granddads medals
Because the 107th belonged to an independent tank brigade (the 34th Tank Brigade), they weren't permanently attached to just one division. Instead, they were moved around to support various infantry units wherever the fighting was heaviest. This is exactly how your dad ended up in the thick of it with the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division and the 59th (Staffordshire) Division at the Orne River.
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Here is what is known about that brutal battle between August 7th and 9th, 1944:

The Battle for the Orne River Bridgehead
By early August, the Allies were trying to encircle the German Army in Normandy (an action that led to the closing of the famous "Falaise Pocket"). To do this, British troops had to force a crossing over the River Orne near Grimbosq and Brieux to establish a secure bridgehead on the eastern side.
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The Crossing (August 7): The infantry established a fragile footing across the river. The 107th RAC was called up to get their heavy Churchill tanks across to support them. "A" Squadron managed to ford the river, followed closely by "C" Squadron.
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The German Counter-Attack (August 7–8): The German command knew how vital this river line was and threw everything they had at the bridgehead. They launched a fierce, vicious counter-attack utilizing heavy Panther and Tiger tanks.

The Fighting: At one point, some of the British infantry were forced to pull back under the immense weight of the German onslaught, leaving your dad’s regiment—the forward Churchill tanks of the 107th—dangerously exposed and directly engaging the German Armor.

Holding the Line (August 9): Despite suffering heavy casualties and losing multiple tanks to the superior German guns, the men of the 107th and the infantry held their ground tenaciously. Because they refused to break, the bridgehead was successfully secured.
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The Aftermath
The fighting was so intense that the 107th’s squadrons were momentarily shattered by the losses they sustained. The remnants of the regiment had to be temporarily consolidated into a single composite squadron until they could finally be pulled back from the front line later in August to rest and absorb replacements.
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Your dad and his comrades faced down the very best of the German panzer divisions in a chaotic, close-quarters environment and won a crucial victory that helped break the German army in France.
Vince

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