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The famous 51st Highland Division is ready for action again—and for revenge. Round the few hundred who ca- caped capture at St Valery in June last year, a new “Shock Division" has been built up, and there dour Scots now eager- ly await their next meeting with the Hun-in Britain should he venture over the Channel, or elsewhere if they have to seek him.

Of all the units in the British Army, the 51st is the most feared by the Nazis. So clated was the German High Command at capturing 4,000 of them last year that they later marched them through the main cities of the Reich to parade them as evidence of German military victory.

Strange storica are told of the Battle of the Somme, and for the past few days the "Telegraph" has been able to publish an authentic account of the exploits of the vali- ant band of men as told by those who came back.

The Gordons were forced to abandon their last stand against the enemy on the River Bresle. Neither German artillery nor air bombardment availed to drive them back. The real reason was beyond mortal control.

5. Last Stand on the Bresle

Now comes the tragic retirement to St Valery- en-Caux.

From this point on- wards, the battalion, withi the rest of the 51st Divi- sion fought with astound- ing heroism all the way across the Rivers Bresle and Bethune to the cliff at St Valery, where they made their final stand.

Surrounded, weary from incessant fighting, their ammunition gone, and without food, they were forced to surrender.

Some of them got away to tell of their adven= tures.

The general movements of the battalion on its way back to St Valery is known, but countless. stories of individual hero- ism will not be revealed until the end of the war.

What has been told shows the tremendous courage, tenacity, and tron fortitude of all the of- ficers and men.

It was not that they were driven back. It was the old story of the Ger- mans breaking through elsewhere and developing their favourite pincers movement round the flanks. The Division con- tinued to elude the pincers until the configuration of the French coast near the estuary of the Seine and the destruction of the bridges over that river isolated them with only one escape-the sea.

Official statements fre- quently spoke of the situa tion at this period as just before Dunkirkas being confused. That was per- haps true of the position generally. But the stories.

this battalion of the Gordon Highlanders and those of other units which fought in Belgium and Northern France reveal that the units of the B.E.F conducted their

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Naturally, in the swift- ly-moving drama, numbers of men became detached from their units, but the battalions, by the skill of their officers and the cour- age of the men, maintain- ed such excellent order as to thwart the German manoeuvres.

Such was the case of this battalion right back to St Valery.

After. Lt Brooke had sent the damaged carrier back for repairs on June 5, what re- mained of the Bren gun per- sonnel was formed into a platoon. The single remain- ing carrier was used to issue fresh ammunition to the com- panies.

That night the battalion moved back to new positions about' five miles to the south- west, the Bren gun carrier "tailing" the battalion on the.. march.

Throughout June 6 they fought another gallant action, holding up the German ad- vance until night, despite the ferocious assaults the Nazis made on their positions. Just as darkness was coming down, ̈ ̈ about half-past-nine, the bat- talion set out on the march again.

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made their first appearance. They swooped down out of the sky, attacking the convoys as they moved along the Other planes flying at a low level machine-gunned the men on the ground incessantly.. "B" Company was shelled continuously for a long time. During the withdrawal all the way to St Valery it must be remembered the move- ments of the companies were greatly hampered by the re- fugees who swarmed along the roads.

On the night of June & tho battalion crossed the Bresle at Gemaches. Once the Division gained the west side, of the river the Royal Engineers blow up the bridges.

Hero was an ideal place for a prolonged stand against the Germans. The Gordons held the rise on the west side of the river' overlooking the countryside for miles. The Germans would have to come down the slope on the other alde, cross the river, up to their positions. As the river was not ford

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positions by artillery and air .bombardment.

For two days the Gordons held the river. The Germans made repeated attacks, but were driven back. The live- tiest encounters occurred in the night. Successive fruit- less attacks compelled the Nazis to halt and try to dis- lodge the battalion with heavy artillery and mortar fire.

This proved equally ineffec- tive, but once again the flanks to the far north and the far south gave way. To the chagrin of the troops they had to leave these strong positions and retire in the darkness,

Though in early June, the nights were pitch black. Fre- quently the men had to hold on to each other's bayonet scabbards so as not to lose touch. Nevertheless, they reached a wood about twenty kilometres from Dieppe on the morning of June 9 in ex- cellent order and with few casualties.

Everywhere around them were instances of unexampled heroism.. A few days earlier a company of the Argylls had been cut off and given up as lost. With indomitable spirit they fought their way back through the German lines, passing through the Black Watch, who kept up a screen- ing fire. The Argylla rejoined their comrades during the day the Gordons fought in front of the wood near Dieppe.

Hordes of German bombers passed overhead on their way to and from the port. Ono day they saw over fifty Ger- man planes carrying para- chute troops, who were drop- ped far behind the lines. Five of the parachutists, however, were dropped too soon and came down among the Black Watch, who quickly disposed of them.

Night time brought another of those long marches. On the morning of June 10 they reached an orchard and farm- house and stayed there all day. „Both "C"" and "D" Com- panies were in contact with the Germans. Then at night the battalion retired to the neighbourhood of St Valery.

For a week they had been marching and fighting with. practically no sleep. Only by their unequalled fighting spirit wore they able to keep going. less. German motorised units The shelling had been marci-

· had_harried them, mllë by mile. Overhead bombers had launched attack after attack. Every kilometro the ronds had become more congested with aand struggling

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