Hello everybody.
I'm trying to find out some good account about the engagement of the 81 ID at Breny sur Ourcq on 09 jun 1940. Can anyone help me with this topic. Thanks in advance and regards. Tigre.
81 ID 09 jun 1940
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81 ID 09 jun 1940
Serás lo que debas ser o no serás nada. General José de San Martín.
Re: 81 ID 09 jun 1940
Hello to all 
; after a while, my own answer.................................
Attack on Brény-sur-Ourcq - Jun 1940.
The order for the 81. ID for next day (Jun, 09) was to push forward to the south. In the night the Army Corps built an Advance Guard (vorausabteilung) under Hptm v. Petersdorff with the II./ IR 189 (III./IR 189?), 1./ Pi Btl 181, Radfahr Schw. 181, 3./ Pz. Jäg. Abt 181, IV./ AR 260 and one Pl. heavy howitzers from the Army.
On Jun 09, 1940 in a sunny and warmer weather the Ourcq was overcome. The enemy defended bitterly along the south bank, especially at Brény-sur-Ourcq. Around 17:30 hours the V-Abt v. Petersdoff attacked Brény, but could not take it. Here was KIA the commander of the Radfahr Schw. 181, Rittm. Aus dem Winkel. The town only would be taken during the night around 02:00 hours.
The 7th company of the 159th Alpine Infantry Regiment commanded by Lieutenant Ray left as rear-guard was ordered on June 8, to deploy at Breny-sur-Ourcq and resist to the last,in order to avoid (for the enemy) the reconstruction and the passage of the bridge of the road Soissons - Chateau Thierry. The 7th company withstood all day long (Jun 09) against an assault formation............
"Première à Colditz" by general Alain Le Ray - first published in 1976.
On Jun 10, at 05:00 hours, the V-Abt v. Petersdorff proceeded towards its next objective: the Marne River.................
Source: Geschichte der 81. Infanterie Division. W. Haupt.
http://www.georezo.net/veler/carto/pdf/ourcq.pdf. (closed by now)
Cheers. Raúl M
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; after a while, my own answer.................................Attack on Brény-sur-Ourcq - Jun 1940.
The order for the 81. ID for next day (Jun, 09) was to push forward to the south. In the night the Army Corps built an Advance Guard (vorausabteilung) under Hptm v. Petersdorff with the II./ IR 189 (III./IR 189?), 1./ Pi Btl 181, Radfahr Schw. 181, 3./ Pz. Jäg. Abt 181, IV./ AR 260 and one Pl. heavy howitzers from the Army.
On Jun 09, 1940 in a sunny and warmer weather the Ourcq was overcome. The enemy defended bitterly along the south bank, especially at Brény-sur-Ourcq. Around 17:30 hours the V-Abt v. Petersdoff attacked Brény, but could not take it. Here was KIA the commander of the Radfahr Schw. 181, Rittm. Aus dem Winkel. The town only would be taken during the night around 02:00 hours.
The 7th company of the 159th Alpine Infantry Regiment commanded by Lieutenant Ray left as rear-guard was ordered on June 8, to deploy at Breny-sur-Ourcq and resist to the last,in order to avoid (for the enemy) the reconstruction and the passage of the bridge of the road Soissons - Chateau Thierry. The 7th company withstood all day long (Jun 09) against an assault formation............
"Première à Colditz" by general Alain Le Ray - first published in 1976.
On Jun 10, at 05:00 hours, the V-Abt v. Petersdorff proceeded towards its next objective: the Marne River.................
Source: Geschichte der 81. Infanterie Division. W. Haupt.
http://www.georezo.net/veler/carto/pdf/ourcq.pdf. (closed by now)
Cheers. Raúl M
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Serás lo que debas ser o no serás nada. General José de San Martín.