| 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: April 1945 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. M.R.J. Thomson MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Reveille 04.00 hrs. Bn Group moved off 06.00 hrs advancing on Red Heart Route, passing through HERZELAKE, LONINGEN and stopped at OLDENDORF (0765) at 08.00 hrs. Bn H.Q. established at 072657. Bde "O" Gp 11.00 hrs, when preliminary orders were issued for 214 Bde to continue the advance when 130 Bde had seized CLOPPENBURG. Bde "O" Gp 19.00 hrs when orders for 214 Bde to pass through 130 Bde and continue the advance on Red Heart Route to AHLHORN X-rds 319785. The 5 D.C.L.I. did a night attack and seized BETHEN. |
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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