TROOPS IN PLAY

The forces consisted of:

ALLIES

1st East Hants (EH) with A, B, C companies

Battalion mortars MMGs and Assault Pioneers

One forward Observation Officer (FOO)

A Squadron Pentland Yeomanry (PY with three Sherman troops (one with dozer blades), one Firefly troop, one flail troop and one Crocodile troop B Company 301 US Infantry (B/301) with four platoons and an FOO

GERMANS

2nd Battalion 431 Infantry Regt (2/431) with 4, 5 and 6 companies Battalion mortars and MMGs and one FOO

One PAK 50mm anti-tank gun and one PAK 75mm anti-tank gun (PAK 50 and PAK 75) Detachment or 654 Abteilung, consisting of one Jagdpanther and one Jagdpanzer

Two small minefields, two dummy minefields and three mines clusters