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After a bite to eat on Saturday evening, the troops were back on patrol, starting at the pit village. We heard rumours of enemy troops in the village, so cleared the houses one by one from the back lane.
Job done with no casualties! |
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From there, we set some explosives on the nearby branch line. Paul thought he could hear an enemy train coming, so we made a quick getaway back through the village and to the Jeeps. |
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Our convoy of three Jeeps made its way back to town, where for yet another year, we had a go at breaking into the bank. Knocking on the door didn't get us anywhere! |
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Kicking the door didn't break it down either. Small arms and grenades didn't have any effect, so our 'Monument Men' sat down to rethink the options. Paul then had the bright idea of using the rope on the front of the Jeep to connect the Jeep to the door handles. Once again, the bank put up a fight, so we'll try again next year during opening hours!! |
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Once more we piled into the Jeeps and drove on to the goods yard at the station to check that out. No other forces there, friend of foe. Once we knew it was safe, we returned to camp as the sun was setting. Drinks awaited. |
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We felt pleased with the evening's work. A village cleared, a railway mined, a station secured and the bank, well; that's been an ongoing "work in progress" for the last three years!! |
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