| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1.
and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages
will be prepared in manuscript. |
WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 1 Worcestershire Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: February 1945 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. A.W. Vickers |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | During the night both "B" & "C" Coys sent Recce Patrols forward to the line of the railway to contact 4 Som. L.I. who had carried out a wood clearing operation on our front. 1 P.W. surrendered to "B" Coy who had been skulking in one of the houses on their front. A marked decrease in shelling in the Bn area which is now only spasmodic. The C.O. from the Royal Scotts (44 Bde) carried out a recce of Bn area in view of a possible enemy counter-attack meeting with success. At approx. 14.14 hours 129 Bde continued their attack on their axis S.E. of CLEEVE and made further penetrations of the Siegfried Defences. At 23.00 hrs 5 Dorsets relieved 4 Som. L.I. |
Source: The Worcestershire Regiment.
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.
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