"Let us swear
That you are worth your breeding; which I doubt not;
For there is none of you so mean and base,
That hath not noble lustre in your eyes."
Henry V, Shakespeare

Date
13 December 1996 (D+ 4).

Location
British I Corps operational area.

Weather
Temperature: 36 F / 2.2 C
Humidity: 93%
Wind: 5 mph / 8 kmh NE
Wind chill: 31.8 / -0.1 C
Precipitation: 0
Conditions: Mostly cloudy.

Events
Reports of localized chemical weapons use in East Germany by Soviet 2nd Guards Tank Army and Soviet 8th Guards Army. The lead British I Corps formations - 1st Armoured Division, 3rd Armoured Division, and 4th Armoured Division - pause for resupply and battle damage repair. The Parachute Regiment Group conducts an airmobile operation to counter a local counter attack by Soviet 35th Guards Air Assault Brigade.