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A Story of Escape..
WW II |
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by Les Davison |
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| Title | Excerpt |
| 1. Before.. | Preamble up the beggining of the Market Garden |
| 2. 48 Hours to D-Day | The day of the solders knew of Market Garden |
| 3. Preparation.. | On the eighth of September we were briefed for an operation.. |
| 4. 30,000 Allied Troops.. | Embark. Our destination was Grantham. |
| 5. ..1:56 PM on the 17th of September.. | To the uninitiated this maneuver may seem a little hazardous... |
| 6. Oosterbeek | ..which is about three miles from the bridge and it was on the outskirts that we first came under fire. |
| 7. St. Elisabeth Hospital | ..there was intermittent firing of small arms and the odd mortar bomb would explode in our immediate vicinity. |
| 8. 28th of September | I put the last of my charges on the stretcher and started down the street, but before I got to my destination I realized that the situation had changed for the worse |
| 9. The Escape | ..the Germans started evacuating all of us to a Dutch barracks in Apeldoorn.. |
| 10. Avoidance | ..the consequences of being caught hiding escaped prisoners was that all the family would be shot.. |
| 11. Hiding | The electricity had been turned off by the authorities and the only light we had was produced by canister.. |
| 12. Home Again | ..we were met by a provost sergeant who gave us train vouchers.. |