Parachuted behind the enemy lines in Normandy on July 30, 1944, made proof in all the operations of a real courage. In the night 9-10 August , in La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, seeing his Troop surprised by a German patrol, goes resolutely towards the enemy and opens fire, killing the nearest ennemy; reached by a bullet in the heart, he falls itself mortally wounded; by his prompt intervention, and his bravery, he has permitted his comrades to be formed for the attack and to destroy the enemy until the last.
Officer of an exceptional merit. Already awarded on the Day Orders for his participation in the operations in Normandy. Hardly returned to England after his operations in France, he went again on September 5 to be parachuted in Belgian Limbourg with a combat group, behind the enemy lines. Of a common courage and a physical energy, he led his men to the harassing of the enemy. September 8, noting that the enemy made go up in line powerful reinforcements, he decided to inform the Allied Command. He sent two soldiers to try to join the British lines. New developments being produced a little later he decided to inform himself the Allied Command, and left with a guide in full day, trying to cross the German lines. Being run up against an organized position, he tried to avoid it. Discovered, he decided to clear a passage by shots. Wounded during this attack and chased by the enemy, he lost the distance; about to be joined, he refused to surrender. He held the enemy in respect until the moment when, emptying his last charger, he fell, reaches by a gust of machine-gun in full heart.
Has shown in fire an exemplary courage. Parachuted behind the enemy lines in the Belgian Ardennes, September 5, 1944. He behaves brilliantly in all the hands in which he takes part. September 10, his group was attacked by much higher enemy forces numbers, and supported by armoured vehicles. During this engagement, Lox's section accepted for mission of reinforcing a group of the Secret Army (resistance) pressed by the enemy, and who weakened. Lox was for these men of the resistance an inspiration and an example. During a daring movement, whereas, by his aggressive heat, he involved his comrades in the attack of an enemy machine-gun position, he fell mortally wounded, refused to be let evacuate, and continued to make the shot until the moment when a gust of machine-gun killed him.
Warrant officer of a great courage. Parachuted behind the enemy lines in Normandy, August 8, 1944, takes part brilliantly in the operations of harassing the enemy in retreat. Hardly returned to England, on September 5, 1944 with his chief Lieutenant Limbosch, he is parachuted behind the enemy lines in Belgian Limbourg. After the death of his chief, he took the command, it appears he is an enthusiastic and decided leader, always ready for the most difficult tasks. His combat group having seen his retreat cut by an artillery battery taking position, he attacked the enemy by surprise and managed to emerge after a short and violent fight during which Sergeant Melsens was killed, his corporal wounded, and, according to the later testimonies of civilians, the enemy lost 52 dead and an unspecified number of casualties.
At the time of the Battle of Bure, carried out brilliamently, with his section of half-armoured vehicles, reconnaissance patrols which were entrusted to him. 31 December 1944, incharge to protect a division rising to the attack of the village of Bure. Having discovered an enemy anti-tank gun position, he decided to attack it. he engaged boldly his vehicles in a discovered area and, by a skilful movement, managed to take the enemy position under the fire of his sixteen machine-guns, reducing it to silence. Abruptly, an other ennemy battery had been just revealed, he calmly gave orders to release his group. He left the places the last, when he had his vehicle reached by a shell. He was killed with both his soldiers. This officer was already awarded in the Army Orders for his participation in the operations in the Ardennes in August-September 1944, and has received the Military Cross 1940 with palm.
Driver-machine gunner in Lieutenant Renkin's team. Has brilliamently behaved in the Battle of Bure, during offensive patrols with armoured vehicles. December 31, 1944, having attacked with his group a German anti-tank position, he contributed to reduce it to silence, by pushing his vehicle close to the enemy, and by engaging it by a violent and precise shooting. Taken by another anti-tank battery, he was reached by a shell and was killed. Was already awarded in the Regiment Orders for his beautiful control during the operations in the Ardennes in August-September 1944 and received the Military Cross 1940 with palm.
Machine gunner in the Lieutenant Renkin's team, behaved, in the Battle of Bure, in December 1944, with his usual bravery, for which he was already awarded in the Regiment Orders and had received the Military Cross. December 31, 1944, whereas his section of 4 armoured vehicles was placed as mobile flank-guard of an airborne division going up to the attack of the village of Bure, an enemy anti-tank gun was detected. Lorphèvre, with perfect mistaken of the danger, went by foot make a reconnaissance until immediate proximity of the enemy, on whom he opened fire in order to indicate his section the ennemy position. The enemy having been destroyed, Lorphèvre came back to his vehicle, when a new anti-tank battery was detected by a high-explosive shell shooting. Lorphèvre had just opened on the enemy the fire of his machine-guns, when a shell reached his vehicle and killed him and both his comrades. This soldier was a splendid example.
Volunteer of Africa came back in Europe in order to be able to carry out his desire to fight the enemy, Sergeant Rolin had all qualities of a chief, which was worth the honor to him to exert in combat several functions normally devoted for an officer. On the head of an attack section, he had known communicate to his men, moral and a combattive heat without equal. At the time of the attack of the bridge of Veele, April 12, 1945, he had received for mission to reach southern bank of the channel, then to extend towards the East to widen the base of the bridgehead and to ensure the secutity, towards the East. In spite of a heavy and precise fire, Sergeant Rolin led his section to the attack of the enemy positions from which the elements were firmly cut off in farms and shelters. Wounded on the head by an enemy sniper and losing blood, he was made bandage summarily on the spot without lose the control of his section and immediately took again the progression under an enemy fire which increased in intensity. Reached little later by two bullets in the belly, he fell mortally wounded. He was let evacuate only after having called him his second and to have passed him the command. During his transport towards the rescue post, he was again reached by two bullets. He died a few hours later.
Parachutist fullfil of energy, was one of the best elements of the Sergeant Rolin's attack section, with which he went up to the attack of the bridge of Veele on April 12, 1945. His section had contributed to reduce all enemy resistance, to the south of the Channel and was going to terminate his mission when Breuer fell, at the same time as his chief, mortally reached by the enemy bullet of snipers. He will die on April 14, 1945.
Parachutist, member of the "Assault Troop" of the 1st Squadron, he had already been characterized by his courage during combats with his unit during the Campaign of Holland, during the progression of Coeverden towards the sea. April 15, 1945, at 23.00 Hr, his Troop having received for mission to occupate, per black night, advanced positions in contact with the enemy on the North of Finsterwulden. Wathelet was in charge with a comrade to occupy a anti-tank position. He had joined the indicated position when his comrade was surprised by a German patrol. Wathelet precipitated, and put in escape the ennemies after having killed one of them. This courageous intervention having shown his presence exposed him to the blows of the enemy in retreat and cost him his life. By his bold action, he saved the life of his comrade and undoubtedly stopped an enemy raid directed against his Troop.
Mortally wounded in Beerta, April 15, 1945, by a schrapnell. Element of very first order, this officer who fulfilled in this time the functions of Squadron Quartermaster-sergeant, had already been seriously wounded during an operational jump, behind the enemy lines in France, August 1944. In spite of that, he insisted to take again active service after his exit of the hospital and was volunteer for all the dangerous patrols. April 15, the 1st Squadron had just begun to take the Germans the village of Beerta after a battlestreet for two hour when he was submitted in the village to a violent shooting of precise artillery prohibiting any movement in advance or of retreat. He had just made return under cover the last of his men when he was mortally wounded. He died on April 17 of the continuations of his wounds
Member of the "Assault Engineers Troop", was characterized by his heat to be present for all the dangerous missions entrusted to his group. April 28, 1945, in the North of Westerscheps (Oldenburg), the progression of the 2nd Squadron was blocked by many obstacles barring the road (road blocks) mined and beaten by enemy's fires. Bechet, belonging to one of the teams of the Engineers sent in reinforcement in order to take obstacles by storm and to ensure the mine clearance of it. It is by ensuring this mission, whereas, with perfect mistaken of the shooting of the adversary, he handled the mine detector, that he was mortally reached by a bomb of mortar.
Parachutist in the "Assault Engineers Troop", made proof in all circumstances of a notch and an enthusiasm worthy of praises during the Campaigns of Holland and Germany in April 1945. After the hard progression, obstacle after obstacle in the North of Weterscheps (Oldenburg), he took part in the catch of Godenholt, where he fell mortally wounded by a shell, May 1, 1945 and succumbed the 2nd of his wounds.
Member of Sergeant Rolin's attack section, was characterized by his courage, his aggressive heat and his abnegation. During the hard combat of Veele on April 12, 1945, his chief having been reached by a bullet in the head, Hazard voluntarily went to bring back the casualty under fire. This last was reached again by two bullets during his transfer to the back, but Hazard carried on calmly. Having given the casualty to the rescue post of 1st line, he went up immediately on the combat, and hardly had just opened fire on the enemy, when he collapsed, seriously wounded by a bullet in the lung. He died of the continuations of his wounds on August 27, 1945.
