The Battle of Ronville

The total casualties in this brigade drop amounted to 16 killed and 82 wounded, while the numer missing after rallying was completed was 432. Pine coffin commanding the seventh parachute battalion realized the importance of coming quickly to the assistance of the cudemain party. He therefore left his rendezvous for the bridges without waiting for the complete concentration of his battalion. According to the french, the normal enmy garrison of the village had been approximately one company from the 20 first panda division chiefly billeted round the chateau.