The History of the 2/6th (Rifle) Battalion, "the King's" (Liverpool Regiment) 1914-1919Wurtzburg, C. E. (Charles Edward)
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The History of the 2/6th (Rifle) Battalion, "the King's" (Liverpool Regiment) 1914-1919
Wurtzburg, C. E. (Charles Edward)
Great Britain. Army. King's Liverpool Regiment; World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain
The same day a slight readjustment of the line took place between
ourselves, the Munsters, and the 8th K.L.R. 2nd-Lieutenant Paterson and
Rev. S. J. Hughes joined while we were here, and the Medical Officer
was temporarily relieved by Lieutenant Gherman, M.O.R.C., U.S.A.
On August 8th we were relieved by the 2/7th K.L.R., and then proceeded
to relieve the 8th K.L.R. in the front line. The operation was finally
completed by 1.10 a.m. "D" and "C" Companies held the front line, "A"
and "B" were in support.
The tour in the front line was hardly more eventful than when in
support. The Corps Commander visited us on two occasions; the
battalion on our right was unsuccessfully raided; "A" Company took a
prisoner after a patrol encounter; and on August 13th sixteen officers
and thirty-two other ranks of the American Army were attached for
instruction.
There is no doubt that this was the most "cushy" sector the battalion
ever occupied. The weather was fine and warm, the country pleasant, and
but for a little artillery and one or two active trench mortars the
enemy harmless. On August 15th we were relieved by the 2/7th K.L.R.,
with the exception of "D" Company, and moved back into reserve at
Victory Camp. Here we spent a quiet two days cleaning and training,
being joined by "D" Company on August 17th. On August 18th we moved
to Ste. Catherine Camp at Anzin, where 2nd-Lieutenant D. J. Williams
reported for duty.
CHAPTER VIII
BATTLE OF CAMBRAI
The move from the line to Ste. Catherine Camp was the beginning of
a series of movements, some leisurely, some hasty, which eventually
brought the battalion into position to take its part in the Battle
of Bapaume and the second Battle of Cambrai. The breaking of the
famous "Hindenburg Line," on which the enemy had lavished such skill
and pains, and on which it was evident he placed such firm reliance,
finally altered the method of warfare from the concentrated attack on
an organized trench system to the battle of movement in unfortified
areas.
But before briefly describing the systems of the Hindenburg Line,
and the general trend of the battle, the preceding movements of our
battalion must be sketched.
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