The Battle of Le Plain - A Brief History

It was daylight by the time we reached ranville and knocked on the front door of the chateau. The poor people inside had not the remotest idea what it was all about. They were, i think, doubly mystified because the germans had apparently been carrying out an anti invasion exercise that very night. Romald they told us, was in the area of the german headquarters in le plain. We did not know at the time whether this was just a raid or the real and long awaited for invasion. Would we just come and then go? Then whene the germans returned, would they have to pay the price of sheltering us? Whatever their thoughts,