, ▁explained ▁to ▁a ▁shock ed ▁W addy ▁the ▁rapidly ▁d eter ior ating ▁situation ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁With ▁ 1 1 th ▁Par ach ute ▁Battalion ▁des patch ed ▁to ▁Arn hem ▁and ▁ 1 0 th ▁Par ach ute ▁Battalion ▁def ending ▁the ▁wounded ▁on ▁the ▁drop ▁zone , ▁only ▁ 1 5 6 th ▁Battalion ▁was ▁free ▁to ▁move . ▁ ▁At ▁about ▁ 5 pm ▁they ▁moved ▁off ▁along ▁the ▁U tre cht - Ar n hem ▁railway ▁and ▁met ▁their ▁gl ider - bor ne ▁elements ▁at ▁Wolf he ze ▁just ▁before ▁being ▁st raf ed ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁f ighter . ▁ ▁Appro aching ▁O oster be ek ▁they ▁encountered ▁German ▁Pan zer ▁troops ▁and ▁stopped ▁for ▁the ▁night . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁morning , ▁fresh ▁orders ▁were ▁issued ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Brigade ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁fl ank ▁of ▁ 1 st ▁Par ach ute ▁Brigade . ▁B ▁Company ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁provide ▁supporting ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁fl anks ▁of ▁A ▁Company ' s ▁advance , ▁which ▁they ▁successfully ▁did ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁batt alion ▁H Q ▁and ▁following ▁up ▁the ▁advance . ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁des ▁Vo e ux ▁ordered ▁W addy ▁to ▁take ▁B ▁Company ▁through ▁A ▁Company ' s ▁positions ▁and ▁continue ▁the ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁ground , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁not ▁much ▁opposition . ▁ ▁In ▁fact ▁A ▁Company ▁had ▁been ▁nearly ▁destroyed , ▁and ▁W addy ▁passed ▁numerous ▁bodies ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁forward