Another reason is because Britain could not help Australia when they needed them most, even when Australia helped Britain when they needed it. This caused some of the changes between Australia and Great Britain. This was done without consultation, but eventually, Australian Prime Minister Curtin, managed to get the troops back. However in World War 2, the relationship started to change, and it started with the British Prime Minister Churchill diverting Australia's 6th and 7th Divisions to reinforce their own troops in Burma when Australia needed them for their defense due to the Japanese advance. He would lead men of Baker Company in an assault on a bunker complex near the hamlet of Recogne in Bastogne.Australia and Britain were very close, mainly due to the fact that Britain founded Australia, and Australia considered them their "mother country". During this time he led the company in the defense of Bastogne, operations into German territory, and the American push into Foy and Noville. During the Siege of Bastogne, Foley was reassigned to Fox Company of the 2nd Battalion. Once Ingram was freed, they escaped via the Austrian countryside.īy the time the Germans launched their offensive in Bastogne, Foley and Baker Company had been attached to the 506th once more. Once Private Martin initiated the attack, Foley, in a stolen Opel Blitz truck, rammed the gate, staying back to guard the truck while Martin and the rest of the unit rescued Ingram. On 18 September 1944, Foley and a detachment of his company were parachuted in Austria with the goal of liberating Ingram from Dulag IIIA in Strasshof, Austria. After fighting through a checkpoint and clearing the chateau, the team rescued Price but discovered that Ingram had been moved to a prisoner of war camp in Austria. On 7 August 1944, a small detachment from Baker Company lead by Foley and Moody parachuted into the Bavarian Alps to rescue Captain Price and Major Ingram. After repelling the counterattack, he sent Privates Elder and Martin and Sergeant Moody as runners to contact Battalion headquarters and report Baker Company's situation.Īfter the conclusion of Operation Neptune, Baker Company is detached from the rest of the 506th for special operations behind enemy lines. It continued to hold the town the following day as a unit of Fallschirmjäger supported by armor attempted to retake it. His unit knocked out a number of Flakpanzers and secured Ste. On 6 June 1944, Captain Foley parachuted onto the outskirts of Sainte Mere-Eglise, forming a mixed unit of paratroopers from Able, Baker, and Fox Companies of the 506th and pushing into the town. He traveled with the 506th for the duration of its training, shipping out to England to prepare for Operation Overlord. He personally oversaw the training of his unit, which included Private Martin and Private Elder. In August 1942, he was given command of Baker Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Camp Toccoa, Georgia. Captain Foley was an American officer serving with the 101st Airborne Division who fought during World War II as featured in Call of Duty and Call of Duty: United Offensive.Īn officer in the United States Army, Foley volunteered to be a part of the elite paratroopers in July 1942.
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