| 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: 3rd Bn Irish Guards | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.O.E. Vandeleur |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREVENBICHT | 15 | The CO left at 0900 hrs and at 1600 hrs the Bn , commanded by Major P.F.I. Reid, had entered its new posns. At 1730 hrs the new Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. T. Gimson, arrived at Bn HQ and took over comd. During the night, recce patrols operated on our front but without making contact with the enemy. An enemy patrol penetrated our posn at NIEUWSTADT but when grenades were thrown at it, it quickly withdrew. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Fred Bolle.
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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