Operation Date
9th - 10th October 1944
MAPS. 1:100,000 GREECE SHEET Z2 KERKIRA
REPORT ON ATTACK ON SARANDE ---- 9TH OCTOBER 1944.
0330 hrs - 0415 hrs.Artillery shelled enemy positions SARANDE AREA.
0400X,P,Y Troop advanced in direction of SARANDE from F.O.P.
0545X,Y Troops held up by Spandau's at 314300. Capt.Hiles (O.C. X Troop) killed at 314799, one O.R. wounded, and four P.O.W. taken. C.S.M.Bain killed 306802.
0600Q Troop reached Pt.261 from Pt.507.
0610 - 0623S Troop 3" and R.S.R; 4.2" Mortars shelled enemy in area 314800.
0630Q Troop engaging enemy on Pt.261.
0715X Troop still held up by Spandau fire. 4 more P.W. taken.
0735R.A.F. Iraq Levies now hold Pt.264.
0755Q Troop control Pt.261. Capt.Macpherson (O.C. 'Q' Troop) killed at 300812. R.S.R; F.O.O. in command of Q Troop.
0835Germans on Pt.261 surrendered.
0855O.C. 'A' Troop took over command of 'Q' Troop.
0915X Troop again attacked enemy area rd. 145134.
0945Enemy surrendering area 318798.
'Q' Troop report position consolidated.
0955'X' Troop moving across area 145135.
1000S.O.R.E. clearing gap in mines on Z Beach 300815
R.A.P. established NORTH end of ITALIAN BAY 309800.
1005'X' Troop exploiting peninsula 3179.
1030Cdo.H.Q. move from 282807 to 306800.
1045S.O.R.E. killed on Z beach by mine.
1200P,X,Y Troops under Capt.Angus (O.C. 'X' Troop) held up 400 yards WEST of Hospital by Spandau nests in hospital.
1210GJASTE captured by Partisans.
1400 - 1445P,X,Y Troops resting preparatory to final assault.
Artillery 4.2" and 3" Mortars shelled SATANDE TOWN and 319796.
1500P,X,Y Troops advanced across 158138 while covered by Q, A Troops and Partisans, with S Troop, M.M.G firing all available Brens from lower slopes of Pt.261.
1530Own Troops reached harbour area. Firing continued from isolated groups.
1600SARANDE surrendered by Major STUSSER, O.C. Garrison.
2000Two Greek schooners with German troops x CORFU.
10th October 1944
0400One Greek schooner with German troops and 2 Bofors.
0900One Greek schooner with German troops, 1 Bofors and 1 P.A.K. gun x CORFU.
All the above surrendered to our troops in the harbour.
TOTAL P.W. 624.
TOTAL OWN CASUALTIES.
2, O; 4, O.R. Killed
4, O. 18, O.R. Wounded.
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