@Wondernature 6 December 2021 more from that month

The commander of the 44th Lowland Brigade, 15th Scottish Infantry Division, Brigadier General Henry Cumming-Bruce, came up with an ingenious plan to capture Blerick. In the night of 1 to 2 December 1944, he played gramophone records with sounds of tanks and vehicles, so that the Germans thought that allied units were congregating in certain places. These areas were promptly shelled by German artillery, allowing the Scots to locate and target the German artillery. This trick was repeated several times. With patrols north of Blerick, the Scots also gave the impression that the attack would come from that direction and not from the west as planned. Operation Guildford started on 3 December 1944 with an artillery barrage of 384 guns. The Royal Scots attacked from the west as planned and overran the German defenders. Within a day Blerick was captured and 250 German soldiers were taken prisoner. The battle for Blerick would be known as the 'perfect battle'. This photo shows British soldiers from the Royal Scots Fusiliers hunting for German snipers in the streets of Blerick. #noisecash #photography #randomthoughts