Canada on the Canal du Nord...

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

Iam having difficulty pinpointing the German divisions that faced the Canadians... So far it seems it was the 1st Garde Res Div, and a small with of a Marine Division?

Does anyone have an Idea or map?

Thanks

Chris

[IrishGunner]

Chris, I am scouring my notes on Canal du Nord (I have researched a captain of the Grenadier Guards who was KIA in this battle - I have his Victory Medal) and so far, I've found a reference to the German 1st Guards Res Div, 2nd Guards Res Div, and 3rd Res Div in the area. Unfortunately, I didn't put in my notes the source reference, but I think it was from a history of the Canadians from their official archives. Let me dig some more this evening (have some tasks to complete for the wife and am only checking this while have a bit of lunch).

[Pierre Grande Guerre]

Perhaps this link to my photo impression about Cambrai might be helpful to help you on the right track? http://pierreswesternfront.punt.nl/content/2011/07/cambrai .

[Chris Boonzaier]

Thats absolutely fantastic Pierre!

That gives great information.

What I still can not figure out, confronting the allied divisions on the 27th September were the 1st garde Reserve Div and 3rd Marine Div.

Which one exactly was facing the canadians? From the map it is not so clear :-(

[Pierre Grande Guerre]

Since I am a grandfather and since it is now X-mas, Chris, I ask for your patience. In a couple of days I will look for my account of Gen. von Moser of the Armeegruppe Arras. I can send you the Canadian trench map, a large bitmap file, if printed, it has the size of a conference table. Please, send me privately your e-mail adress, which makes me able to upload it later for you in a dropbox. I will also consult my 2010/2011 notes on this subject. I have bad memory for numbers of units, alas. So please, have some patience with me.