Wednesday, 6 March 2019

Part 5 - Operation Pilchard (Carnage)

Shugie McFee fires up the stairs and kills Fähnrich zur See Iwan Oldekop, who was guarding the first floor. This allows Hector McSnapcase to charge up the stairs shouting the old McSnapcase battle-cry Póg Mo Thóin”. Hector shoots and Matrose Heinrich Heinz is pinned and crawls to cover.


Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien who was on the floor above, sees his chance and shouting the old submariners battle-cry “Scheiße” runs down the stairs, two at a time, fires his MP40 and misses McSnapcase completely.


Diana Mitford shoots out through the back passage and deals Labalaba a fatal wound.


Enraged by this, the commandos pour into the bar area, guns blazing. Mosley is shot dead, Mitford and Spode are both wounded. Bill Coleman manages to drag himself to his feet even though he has been wounded twice.


The remainder of No. 2 Section pile in behind them.


No. 3 Section regroup to assault the Pichard Inn from the front.


Ronnie Biggs and ‘Meat Pot’ have been detached to attack the stables from the front now. A PIAT round and a hand grenade both successfully fly through the stable door.


The scene inside the stable is now reminiscent of Dante’s Inferno. Four dead Fallschirmjäger and two wounded, one badly.


Alf Tupper scales the railings at the front of the Pilchard Inn, runs across the courtyard and kills Leutnant Beckenbauer. There are hardly any Fallschirmjäger left alive, it’s all down to the Kriegsmarine now.


To be continued...

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