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Day one; morale high
We had a brief 40 minutes of rest and admin in a patrol harbour before moving off to the next stand. We arrived and were told to change into CBRN
kit and were required to provide fire support on a bomb disposal and to conduct correct de-masking drills.
After a few more kilometres of tabbing we arrived at transport which moved
us off to the Sennybridge training
area.
As darkness fell for the second
time, we moved onto the next stand where
we were confronted with a helicopter crash and several casualties. 2Lt Tse worked hard
as patrol medic to treat the casualties quickly and efficiently. During the walk between stands,
The notorious river crossing
sleep deprivation started to take its toll and a brief rest period was needed before
attempting the fire mission stand. Our spirits lifted again as we knew that the next
stand may well have been one of our last, so we tabbed quickly to the final attack.
We were equipped with rifles and PPE and made a spirited, albeit poorly drilled, high value target extraction. We marched the last few miles and arrived at a thorough
debrief where every detail of the patrol was cross examined by an Intelligence Officer. Finally, we reached the end of the
exercise, proud to achieve a silver medal.
JUO Musker,
University of East Anglia, B (Ladysmith) Company
INTER-COMPANY TRAINING & VISITS
Ex BLUE DESANT 2016
In the early hours of 10th May 1940, the garrison of the fort Eben Emael, the linchpin of Belgian defensive plans and the most potent fort yet built, awoke to news that German forces were beginning to cross into the Netherlands on their way into Belgium.
Defensive fortress at Eben Emael
This garrison, and indeed all of Belgium’s High Command, were confident that their updated system of static defences would stop or at least severely delay the German advance,
as it was armed with modern artillery and was virtually impregnable to ground assault.
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