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Commanding Officer gave out preliminary orders for Operation SPRING.
At 0300 hours tomorrow, Canadian Corps captures objectives:-
MAY SUR ORNE 1259 and TILLY LE COMPAGNE
Phase 2. 2 Canadian Division captures FOENENAY LE MARMION 1358 and ROCUANCOURT 1558.
Phase 3. 3 Canadian Division captures LA HOGUE 1960 and GARQUELLES SEQUEVILLE 18558 and 7th Armoured Division goes through to LA BRUYERE 1856.
Phase 4. GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION exploits through to the WOODED AREA 2159.
The Battalion expect to move at 0530 hours tomorrow to a forward Concentration Area South East of IFS 1463, where detailed orders for the exploitation phase will be given out.
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