It’s night and it should be dark, but the German mortars prevent it from becoming dark, in the direct area of your HQ one house is ablaze and this is just the hinterland, this isn’t the front. You already received messages from the Border Regiment and the 11th Battalion that they are under heavy mortar fire. No word has come from Hacket or the 3rd Battalion, as they should be on the move. Hacket is trying to reach his objective with two instead of three battalions, the 156th will have a hard task trying to break through to the Rhine and the 10th will have to hold a large front, though that front will be smaller then originally as the 3rd Battalion will pull about half a mile back into the direction of Arnhem. The KOSB will become the divisional reserve and they might come in use tomorrow, well today already, when the area between the bridge and the front formed by the 156th has to be cleared.
While all this happening on the Eastern Front things on the Western front are very different. The 11th Battalion still has to take the Supply Zone and it’s uncertain if the railway bridge is already in your hands. Word however has come from the resistance that the railway bridge has been blown and that Dobie has decided to pull the 1st Battalion back into Arnhem since it was unprotected and under heavy mortar and nebelwerfer fire.
No news has come from Frost, he might already have been cut-off, but it’s hard to lead operations at night. Knowing Frost he might use the night too, to attempt another go at the bridge, if he doesn’t already have it.

Slowly natural light was coming back, the house that was ablaze has been fully destroyed this night, but apart from that one the direct area of your HQ has been safe. Now it was a good time to look at the maps again and see where everyone was. The messenger you send to Dobie last night has finally returned, but with bad news, the railway bridge has indeed been destroyed. Dobie had withdrawn his men under the cover of dark, though sometimes under heavy fire, into Arnhem again, and he was preparing to make for the bridge so that he would be able to cross it and make for the 1st Brigades objective of securing an area south of the bridges. He also informed you that Dobie wanted to keep the 2nd Company of Glider Pilots for the time being, so that he could use them instead of the 3rd Battalion, the 3rd could then be put into divisional reserve and rest for a couple of hours.
Word from the 11th Battalion told you that they had been able to take the Supply Zone which was totally clear of Germans, and they had formed a line between the Supply Zone and the Border Regiment. With the coming of the Poles and the South Staffordshire’s this afternoon that line could easily be strengthened and defended.
The South Staffordshire’s can replace the 3rd Battalion that will become a reserve and the Poles will form a line from the 11th Battalion to the Rhine at Oosterbeek.
However for now too, there are still some important tasks, currently the 1st Battalion (with the 2nd Glider Pilots) is preparing to move for the bridge, unknown of the situation in the rest of the division they will leave the entire western flank unprotected, they however will help to get Frost out of the encirclement.
Also it might be wise to put the KOSB into action again, after moving out of the front they have been able to rest for three hours and, though three hours isn’t very long, they have been able to recover a bit from exhaustion. Since the 156th hasn’t been able to break through to the river they might do well in a supporting role by advancing over the 156th western flank. With the Poles coming this afternoon it’s important to secure the bridge. Most likely the Germans have a pretty big concentration of troops at the southern end of the bridge, and it’s important to have them cleared in order to have a safe landing for the Poles.



1. 1st Battalion
A. Keep them going as Dobie is preparing, let them make for Frost and secure the bridge.
B. Order them to make a frontline where they are now. The Poles will then cross this line and form their own frontline in Oosterbeek after which the 3rd can cross the bridge and form a line there.

2. KOSB
A. Put them into action again and let them make for Frost at the bridge. Once they made contact with Frost they can advance to the 156th Battalion.
B. Put them into action again and let them support the 156th Battalion. After that they can turn and head for Frost.
C. Keep them in reserve for the time being.