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- wneled (William Ledbury)
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- A3154682
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- 19 October 2004
As a result of the fore-going, the Axis attack upon the 1st Army front was halted, von Arnhim having withdrawn into a defensive position. Strangely enough, owing to some utter confusion within Allied Command. Lt.Gen. Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander had rejected Lt.Gen Kenneth Anderson in favour of Lt.Gen.Oliver Leese,however,his request having been rejected,Lt.Gen.Anderson had to remain. During this confusion, the Allies had been completely unaware that von Arnhim had withdrawn for the previous 48 hours into a defensive position.Both the 10th and 21st Panzer Divisions had now returned to the 1st Army front by the 22nd/23rd February, 1943.On the morning of 25th February, The Leading OP at point 609 was visited by the Divisional Commander,(Major-General Freeman-Attwood), the C,R,A, (Brigadier Rigby), and C.O. 172nd Field Regiment (Lieut.-Colonel W.D.McN. Graham) who having remained there for some 2 hours, did not detect any sign of enemy activity.
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