We of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders took up a position facing a
wood where the Germans were in strong force. As they emerged our boys
met them with a raking rifle fire, which mowed them down. On they came
again, and again with the same devastating result. Their bullets came
whistling round us, but we were indifferent, the marksmanship being
very poor. The German infantry carry their rifles under their arms,
the butts resting on their hips, and they fire as they march. As the
enemy poured out _en masse_ into the open it was like the exodus from
the Celtic and Rangers Scottish Cup final! Man, if they were only three
to one we could go through them easily, but when it comes to ten to
one, strategy as well as bravery has to be considered: _An Argyll and
Sutherland Highlander_.