Comments on: Operation Bluecoat – Opening The Way From Normandy

By: E.Findlay

E.Findlay — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:36:21 +0000

Findhorn Tank was in Left Flank Squadron, 12 troop. A churchill mk iv.
source material? The National Archives and the war diary of ‘The 3rd battalion Scots Guards’.

By: E.Findlay

E.Findlay — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:14:15 +0000

Best source material?…
The National Archives centre at Kew, London.
P.Forbes book ‘the 6th Guards Tank Brigade
Operation Bluecoat by Ian Daglish
Operation Bluecoat ‘Over the battlefield’ by Ian Daglish….a more comprehensive book than the former.
Charles Farrell A scots Guards Officer in Training and at War.
Michel letenturier et George Bernages (?) A book in French detailing the Guards actions in operations Bluecoat and Grouse, against the 9th SS Panzer Division.

By: Bill Mesure

Bill Mesure — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:52:56 +0000

What is best source material?

By: Dominic Rowsell

Dominic Rowsell — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:45:17 +0000

I can confirm that it was the Coldstream who took Hill 309 (now called Coldstream Hill). My father commanded Jaguar in #2 Squadron

By: Eddie

Eddie — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:13:28 +0000

My Father served in” Findhorn” a churchill of the 3rd battalion Scots Guards B company ,is there any information regarding what part if any they took in the mentioned action ?

By: E.Findlay

E.Findlay — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:17:48 +0000

Re: Op. Bluecoat.

hill 309 was NOT taken by 6th armoured div. but by 4th Battalion Coldstream guards (6th Guards Tank Brigade).

This hill was originally assigned to the 3rd S.G, but due to their losses on Hill 226, this was reassigned to the Coldtream Guards of the 6th Guards tank brigade.

source of info: My Father, main gunner ‘Skye’ tanks, 8 troop , 3rd Battalion Scots.Guards.

Sgt Peter Findlay 2701168….his was one of the tanks destroyed on hill 226…the dead interred at Hottot les Bagues war Cemetery, Normandy.

Eain Findlay.