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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
25   Bn HQ was shelled in the early hrs of the morning & was spasmodic shelling in the coy areas during the day. A patrol from No. 4 coy had a skirmish with a German patrol & two prisoners were taken by ambush. With the capture of these PW we were able to establish the identity of the enemy on our front, who proved to be 39 Fus. This at last solved the possibility of enemy relief & showed that none had taken place since we had been in our present posn’s.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Fred Bolle.

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