"On, on, you noblest English.
Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof!
Fathers that, like so many Alexanders,
Have in these parts from morn till even fought
And sheathed their swords for lack of argument:"
Henry V, Shakespeare

Date
11 December 1996 (D + 2).

Location
British I Corps operational area.

Weather
Temperature: 30 F / -1.1 C
Humidity: 93%
Wind: 6 mph / 9.6 kmh ESE
Wind chill: 23.8 F / -4.6 C
Precipitation: 0
Conditions: Cloudy.

Events
US 3rd Armored Division and US 4th Infantry Division heavily engaged with Soviet forces. There are rumours that the Soviets have used tactical nuclear weapons against Dutch 1st Corps to the north, but these stories are rapidly dismissed as untrue. Soviet special forces (spetsnaz) attacks on NATO airfields are reported.  British Parachute Regiment Group (PRG) crosses the inter-German border for an airmobile assault in support of British 3rd Armoured Division.