WO 171/846 - 15-19 The King Royal Hussars - October 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 15th/19th Hussars
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, DSO., MC.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	29		A misty morning turned into a lovely sunny October day. Regt, less 'B' Sqn, moved out at first light and took up posns facing South, South of the rly from DEURNE - LIESSEL road to the canal. 'A' Sqn on the right, 'C' Sqn on the left, with a screen of Recce out in front. In the course of the day the enemy attacked and captured LIESSEL from the East and a number of small parties of enemy Inf could be seen moving Westwards on the track towards LOON 6615 throughout the day. Arty fire was directed onto these by Lt. K.F. Butler from an O.P. in the buildings at 663172. This was extremely well directed and well put down by guns of the Penbroke and Cardiganshire Yeo and seemed to have great effect. During the morning it appeared that the enemy might attack Northwards towards the Regts posns. This would have been welcomed by us as the enemy would have been moving across open country against us in well concealed and camouflaged posns, but to our disappointment no attack in that direction developed during the day. In the evening however Lt.G.C. Egerton spotted a German Mk.IV tk at 672158 and knocked this out with his Challenger tk. Shortly after this the Regt withdrew back to their harbour area in ZEILBERG. In the course of the day 15 (S)Div moved across to this front from the area of TILBURG where it had recently been operating and took up posns as follows:- 46 Bde astride the road DEURNE - LIESSEL, just South of DEURNE. 44 Bde West of LIESSEL on the road running to ASTEN 6113. 227 Bde in area VLIERDEN 6217.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Mia Litjens.

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