The Battle of Port-en-Bessin
A WWII Commando Adventure
The
early hours of 6 June, 1944, saw Sergeant Richard—Lion—Hart of 47 (Royal Marine)
Commando, leading his men ashore at JIG Green Sector, on the beaches of
Normandy.
Their
objective: To establish a foothold on enemy territory, and then march west,
across country, to the strategically placed and heavily fortified harbor town
of Port-en-Bessin. A location that would serve the Allies as a temporary
marshalling area for fuel, weapons and supplies until Cherbourg had fallen.
On paper, a straightforward—if hazardous—endeavor. Yet war is seldom straightforward. The Germans had been preparing for this moment for four years. And, as history has shown time and again; “the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry,” An idiom that Sergeant Hart and members of 47 Commando subsequently learned to their cost.
Don’t
forget. . .
What
you are about to read in this and subsequent World War II Commando Adventures is a work of fiction. Nonetheless,
its foundations are built upon the exploits of those men whose heroic efforts
helped liberate Europe from the threat of Nazi domination.
But
for their sacrifice, the world about us would have been very different.
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