wrote on December 23, 2024
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9:24 pm
My great uncle, Lance Corporal Douglas Davison, was with 'A' Company, Algonquin Regiment, when he was struck in the face and shoulder from artillery shrapnel on the 2nd of March 1945. He would die the following day of his wounds. 'A' Company had been tasked with moving up through western section of the Hochwald to connect with 'D' Company, who had just relieved the Lake Superior Regiment of their position that morning at the easternmost Allied position in the gap. It was a horrific day of fighting in which all the infantry units of the 4th Canadian Armoured division were subjected to a barrage of machine gun, 88mm and tank fire from the 116th Panzer Division and their supporting parachute infantry troops. It's only when looking at the force consolidation records on March 3rd from the Algonquin Regiment's war diary that you can see the incredible devastation suffered by these infantry forces over a 24 hr period. Truly remarkable effort by everyone involved.
