The Index-Journal

(Greenwood, South Carolina)

4 September 1944 • Page 8

6 August 1944

It was now apparent that MORLAIX was quite strongly held. Both combat commands moved out early 6 Aug, but the route followed by CCA was a devious one over very poor roads and caused extremely slow progress, both on the 6th and 7th of Aug. CCB, although on the outside flank, made a rapid march on better roads and was delayed only by enemy resistance south of MORLAIX in the morning and at LESNEVEN in the evening. The Res Comd, which on the previous day had swung left to get in rear of CCA at HUELGOAT, was once again rerouted to follow the faster moving CCB.The Div CP remained in place a second day for the first time since the campaign started. CCA (Taylor): Resumed the march travelling by secondary roules in order to by-pass strong hostile forces reported ahead. At 1900, while halted, the column was shelled by light artill13ry and mortars which inflicted a few casualties. That night the Command made a difficult march over country roads not marked on any of the maps at hand. There were no vehicular cqsualties or stragglers. Troop D of the 86th Cav Rcn Sq Mecz, reconnoitering for the Command, -fought a severe engagement against superior forces at CHATEAUNEUF and finally withdrew to by-pass this resistance. CCB (Read): The enemy withdrew from LE CLOITRE under cover of darkness and the Command resumed the march with the intention of by-passing MORLAIX to the south and PLEYBER CHRIST to the east. At approximately 1015 a strongly defended enemy roadblock was encountered in a defile six miles south of MORLAIX on Route No 169. Three beetle tanks sent out by the enemy were destroyed by tank fire. Several officers and men were wounded by grenades and small arms fire from the high ground on either side of the defile. After a new advance guard was constituted, the route through PLEYBER CHRIST was cleared and the march was resumed to the north. On reaching highway GC 19 near PENNHOAT the column turned west on LESNEVEN where enemy resistance was again encountered at approximately 2000. After arillery shelling and an attack by infantry and tanks the enemy was driven out and the town was taken at 2200. Three AT guns were destoyed and a large dump of enemy mines and explosives was demolished in the vicinity of the railroad station.

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