Competition success magazine use full for civil services students published this article page no 18 they had just got moving when the german at the bridge saw them and opened up with his mg 34 the men of 17 platoon dived for cover. sgt thornton at the back grabbed hold of the platoons 2-inch mortar and immediately returned fire putting a mortar round right on top of the machine-gunner. seeing this land lt fox and his platoon got up and charged to the bridge shouting fox fox fox as they went. reaching the bridge they were just in time to see the last of the germans running away. one of the ncos from the 17 platoons lead section jumped into the empty machine-gun pit grabbed hold of their discarded mg 34 and sent a long burst of fire after them. these were the only shots fired in the capture of the bridge over the river orne lt todd sweeney and 23 platoon dismounted from glider 95 to hear the machine-gun open up at the bridge. they quickly shook out and headed off for the bridge at the double with lt sweeney leading the way. the only casualties they suffered were those that failed to see the drainage ditches that crossed their approach competition success.
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