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The Star Thursday August 20 2020 10 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz In a state of ‘exhilarated defiance’ • From page 9 On the fifth day Charlie’s company were sent forward to protect the northern approaches of the village against repeated enemy assaults that got heavier as the day wore on. Some New Zealand units were forced back. Charlie was determined to hold their ridge. Leaving his men lower down, he crawled to the highest point to study the approaching enemy. Satisfied the terrain worked to their advantage, he signalled his men to join him. The crack 5th German Mountain Division advanced confidently. Too confidently. Kippenberger: “At Galatas on May 25 his platoon was heavily engaged when troops in front gave way and came under severe mortar and MG fire. While his platoon stopped under cover of a ridge, 2/Lt Upham went forward, observed the enemy and brought the platoon forward when the Germans advanced. They killed over 40 with fire and grenades and forced the remainder to fall back.” Another wave of Germans flowed around their dead, firing in the general direction of Charlie’s well-hidden boys. Sandford describes Charlie as being in a state of “exhilarated defiance” at this point. He paraded up and down just long enough to pinpoint German machine-gun fire, then directed his riflemen to destroy it. As Private Ken McKegney told it: “Charlie was telling us to keep down, all the time standing there in the open himself, his arm in a sling. Most of the boys thought it was too hot for us to stay there but they couldn’t do much about it with Charlie wandering around as if it didn’t matter, lead flying everywhere. Charlie knew that if we didn’t stick it out for a few hours, the whole division might have gone west.” Sheer weight of numbers prevailed in the end. Germans getting in behind Allied lines wreaked havoc. Under orders to retire with his platoon, Charlie CAMARADERIE: Upham pictured with his platoon in North Africa, November 1941. PHOTO: ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY saw a pincer movement unfolding behind him. Kippenberger: “He went back to warn other troops that they were being cut off. When he came out himself he was fired on by two Germans.” • Turn to page 13 Timeless Elegance New Boutique Residential Aged Care | 03 357 9392 | russleyvillage.co.nz
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