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2 The Royal Ulster Rifles relieved the 10 HLI

1944-11-27 · Blitterswijk · Netherlands

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At 27th November, active patrolling went on and unearthed a little pocket west of BLITTERSWIJK - this we were going to deal with in the afternoon, when suddenly, and most unexpectedly, a Battalion of Royal Ulster Rifles from 3 (Br.) Division appeared to relieve the HLI.

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