Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/37112/supplements/2877. Temporary Captain Ian Oswald Liddell, 5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards. On 3rd April 1945 near Lingen, Germany, a bridge over the River Ems was covered by an enemy strong point and prepared for demolition with 500lb bombs. Captain Liddell, in command of a company which had been ordered to capture the bridge intact, ran forward alone and, scaling a 10ft high road block, crossed the bridge under intense fire. In full view of the enemy he disconnected the wires at both ends and also the charges under the bridge. His task completed, he climbed on the road block and signalled to the leading platoon that the way was clear for the advance across the river.
Fold3_Team · Oct 31, 2023
Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/37112/supplements/2877. Temporary Captain Ian Oswald Liddell, 5th Battalion, Coldstream Guards. On 3rd April 1945 near Lingen, Germany, a bridge over the River Ems was covered by an enemy strong point and prepared for demolition with 500lb bombs. Captain Liddell, in command of a company which had been ordered to capture the bridge intact, ran forward alone and, scaling a 10ft high road block, crossed the bridge under intense fire. In full view of the enemy he disconnected the wires at both ends and also the charges under the bridge. His task completed, he climbed on the road block and signalled to the leading platoon that the way was clear for the advance across the river.