| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Today saw a considerable decrease in the amount of enemy shelling and at one time, it was thought that in the Northern part of the Bn sector, the enemy had withdrawn slightly to the NE. This however was belied by the fact that during the night 20/21st our patrols contacted enemy sentries in posns which they had previously held, and towards dusk a recce patrol from the Southern Coy clashed with a large body of the enemy, which incl what appeared to be offrs on recce. |
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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