▁critical , ▁he ▁r ushed ▁forward , ▁putting ▁three ▁enemy ▁machine - g uns ▁out ▁of ▁action . ▁He ▁then ▁attacked ▁mass ed ▁enemy ▁inf antry ▁beyond ▁a ▁second ▁r idge ▁until ▁his ▁am mun ition ▁ran ▁out ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁prisoner . ▁ ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁c itation ▁ ▁The ▁announ cement ▁and ▁accomp any ing ▁c itation ▁for ▁the ▁decor ation ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁supp lement ▁to ▁the ▁London ▁Gazette ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁reading ▁ ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁his ▁c itation , ▁Nich oll s ▁was ▁taken ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war . ▁He ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁his ▁V C ▁rib bon ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁command ant ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁prisoner ▁in ▁Poland . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁His ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁is ▁displayed ▁at ▁The ▁Gu ards ▁Regiment al ▁Head quarters ▁( G ren ad ier ▁Gu ards ▁R H Q ), ▁Well ington ▁Bar ra cks ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁British ▁V C s ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁ 2 ▁( John ▁La ff in , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁Gu ards ▁V C : ▁Bl itz krie g ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( D il ip ▁S ark ar , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁Mon uments ▁to ▁Cou rage ▁( David ▁Har vey , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁The ▁Register ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁( This ▁England , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁L ance ▁Corpor al ▁H