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Я считал эту историю довольно известной (поскольку сам злоупотребляю ее пересказом), но, как выясняется, слышали о ней не все.
В любом случае, пусть висит - будет на что ссылаться с оказией.

Контекст событий такой:
6 июня, в День-Д, британская 50-я дивизия высаживается на пляже Голд и начинает продвижение вглубь материка.
На исходе 7-го, после очень тяжелого суточного марша в район начинают прибывать немецкие механизированные части - элементы Танковой Образцовой дивизии. Их правофланговый сосед - 12 тд СС - в середине дня уже вступила в бой с канадцами западнее Кана. Стык между двумя дивизиями, и частично фронт перед боевыми группами Танковой Образцовой, держит разведбат 12-й. На левом фланге по большей части звенящая пустота.
Первоначальный контакт с противником завязывают подразделения гренадерских полков, 901 в районе Норре (Norray), и 902 в деревне Брюэ (Brouay). Они действуют без поддержки танков, артиллерийский полк дивизии также запаздывает.
Утром 8-го числа, командир артполка Танковой Образцовой, выезжает на рекогносцировку маршрута.
"The divisional artillery of Oberst Luxenburger had not yet reached its staging area. Together with two of his battalion commanders, Oberstleutnant ZeilIler and Hauptmann Graf Clary-Adringen, and several noncommissioned officers and enlisted personnel, he moved forward on the morning of 8 June to reconnoiter the best advance route for his regiment. They ran into a group of tanks from the Canadian "Inns of Court" Regiment and were all taken prisoner. At that point, things turned ugly.
Luxenburger, who had lost an arm in the First World War, was tied up by two Canadian officers, knocked unconscious and bound to the front of one of the tanks as a shield. Zeigler, who succeeded in escaping during the barrage fire that the British were laying down, reported the unbelievable incident when he reached German lines. Clary-Adringen was later found badly wounded by members of Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 2 of the 2. Panzer-Division. The next day, Luxenburger was found. He was still bound to the Canadian tank, which had been knocked out by a German antitank gun in the meantime. He died three days later in a German field hospital."
Elite Panzer Strike Force: Germany's Panzer Lehr Division in World War Two, by Franz Kurowski.
Есть и другое, несколько более подробное, а также лишенное странных неточностей, описание событий:
"Two English scouting parties, numbers 2 and 6a, had crossed unnoticed through the thin security line of Panzeraufklärungsabteilung 12 on the left flank of the Division. They were part of the C-Squadron of the Inns of Court Regiment. As all other scouting parties of their company, they had been ordered by I Corps, to which they were attached, to destroy all bridges across the Orne river from the road bridge near Thury-Harcourt to the railroad bridge two kilometers south of Maltot inclusive. To achieve this, engineers had been attached to the scouting parties. This company had available forty-two Scout Cars and armored cars of various types. Near a hill, probably Hill 102, one kilometer south of Cristot, the two scouting parties encountered a group of members of the staff of the Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 130 of the Panzer-Lehr-Division. This group was made up of the regimental commander, Oberst Luxenburger, the Abteilung commander, Major Zeissler, the regiment adjutant, Hauptmann Graf (count) Clary-Aldringen and some six NCOs and men. They had driven ahead to this location which offered a view of the area to prepare the action of the Regiment for the attack which had been ordered for 9 June.
According to the report by Graf Clary, these German soldiers were completely surprised by the English scouting parties and taken prisoner. After the German officers refused to voluntarily ride on the English armored reconnaissance vehicles as shields against bullets, the badly disabled Oberst Luxenburger (he had lost an arm in the First World War) was bound by two English officers, beaten unconscious and tied to an English ARV, covered with blood. After respective orders had been received by radio, Major Zeissler, Graf Clary and the NCOs and men of the group were shot to pieces by the retreating British armored reconnaissance vehicles. Except for Graf Clary who was saved from further bullets, after having received a number of wounds, by a dead comrade who had fallen on him, all German soldiers were killed. When the British reconnaissance vehicles crossed the German lines from the rear they were knocked out by a German anti-tank gun. Oberst Luxenburger, tied to one of the vehicles, was wounded. He was taken to a German hospital where he died soon after. Graf Clary regained consciousness after some time and crawled, badly wounded, in the direction of the village le Mesnil-Patry. Members of the II./26 found him and took him to the command post where he was given first aid by the battle reporter, Sturmmann Kloden.
The war diary of the Inns of Court Regiment reports on this event on 8 June:
2 and 6a captured three German officers, among them a colonel
and 3 [this probably means other ranks]. Upon withdrawing they
were knocked out and lost all vehicles. Lieutenant Yodaiken and
Lieutenant Wigram were killed, two other ranks missing. Four other
ranks, led by Corporal Fowler, returned on foot using the compass
for guidance".
The History of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division: Volume One, by Hubert Meyer.
В любом случае, пусть висит - будет на что ссылаться с оказией.

Контекст событий такой:
6 июня, в День-Д, британская 50-я дивизия высаживается на пляже Голд и начинает продвижение вглубь материка.
На исходе 7-го, после очень тяжелого суточного марша в район начинают прибывать немецкие механизированные части - элементы Танковой Образцовой дивизии. Их правофланговый сосед - 12 тд СС - в середине дня уже вступила в бой с канадцами западнее Кана. Стык между двумя дивизиями, и частично фронт перед боевыми группами Танковой Образцовой, держит разведбат 12-й. На левом фланге по большей части звенящая пустота.
Первоначальный контакт с противником завязывают подразделения гренадерских полков, 901 в районе Норре (Norray), и 902 в деревне Брюэ (Brouay). Они действуют без поддержки танков, артиллерийский полк дивизии также запаздывает.
Утром 8-го числа, командир артполка Танковой Образцовой, выезжает на рекогносцировку маршрута.
"The divisional artillery of Oberst Luxenburger had not yet reached its staging area. Together with two of his battalion commanders, Oberstleutnant ZeilIler and Hauptmann Graf Clary-Adringen, and several noncommissioned officers and enlisted personnel, he moved forward on the morning of 8 June to reconnoiter the best advance route for his regiment. They ran into a group of tanks from the Canadian "Inns of Court" Regiment and were all taken prisoner. At that point, things turned ugly.
Luxenburger, who had lost an arm in the First World War, was tied up by two Canadian officers, knocked unconscious and bound to the front of one of the tanks as a shield. Zeigler, who succeeded in escaping during the barrage fire that the British were laying down, reported the unbelievable incident when he reached German lines. Clary-Adringen was later found badly wounded by members of Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 2 of the 2. Panzer-Division. The next day, Luxenburger was found. He was still bound to the Canadian tank, which had been knocked out by a German antitank gun in the meantime. He died three days later in a German field hospital."
Elite Panzer Strike Force: Germany's Panzer Lehr Division in World War Two, by Franz Kurowski.
Есть и другое, несколько более подробное, а также лишенное странных неточностей, описание событий:
"Two English scouting parties, numbers 2 and 6a, had crossed unnoticed through the thin security line of Panzeraufklärungsabteilung 12 on the left flank of the Division. They were part of the C-Squadron of the Inns of Court Regiment. As all other scouting parties of their company, they had been ordered by I Corps, to which they were attached, to destroy all bridges across the Orne river from the road bridge near Thury-Harcourt to the railroad bridge two kilometers south of Maltot inclusive. To achieve this, engineers had been attached to the scouting parties. This company had available forty-two Scout Cars and armored cars of various types. Near a hill, probably Hill 102, one kilometer south of Cristot, the two scouting parties encountered a group of members of the staff of the Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 130 of the Panzer-Lehr-Division. This group was made up of the regimental commander, Oberst Luxenburger, the Abteilung commander, Major Zeissler, the regiment adjutant, Hauptmann Graf (count) Clary-Aldringen and some six NCOs and men. They had driven ahead to this location which offered a view of the area to prepare the action of the Regiment for the attack which had been ordered for 9 June.
According to the report by Graf Clary, these German soldiers were completely surprised by the English scouting parties and taken prisoner. After the German officers refused to voluntarily ride on the English armored reconnaissance vehicles as shields against bullets, the badly disabled Oberst Luxenburger (he had lost an arm in the First World War) was bound by two English officers, beaten unconscious and tied to an English ARV, covered with blood. After respective orders had been received by radio, Major Zeissler, Graf Clary and the NCOs and men of the group were shot to pieces by the retreating British armored reconnaissance vehicles. Except for Graf Clary who was saved from further bullets, after having received a number of wounds, by a dead comrade who had fallen on him, all German soldiers were killed. When the British reconnaissance vehicles crossed the German lines from the rear they were knocked out by a German anti-tank gun. Oberst Luxenburger, tied to one of the vehicles, was wounded. He was taken to a German hospital where he died soon after. Graf Clary regained consciousness after some time and crawled, badly wounded, in the direction of the village le Mesnil-Patry. Members of the II./26 found him and took him to the command post where he was given first aid by the battle reporter, Sturmmann Kloden.
The war diary of the Inns of Court Regiment reports on this event on 8 June:
2 and 6a captured three German officers, among them a colonel
and 3 [this probably means other ranks]. Upon withdrawing they
were knocked out and lost all vehicles. Lieutenant Yodaiken and
Lieutenant Wigram were killed, two other ranks missing. Four other
ranks, led by Corporal Fowler, returned on foot using the compass
for guidance".
The History of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division: Volume One, by Hubert Meyer.