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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: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.O.E. Vandeleur
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
5   At about 0730 hrs a deserter arrived at GANGELT from 159 trg Bn which was holding the line on our front. He had been part of an enemy patrol designed to capture a prisoner by waylaying vehs on the rd GANGELT – GELSENKIRCHEN. He was able to give us little infm of importance beyond the sector hold by his Bn and the str of coys but his identification indicated that there had been no relief on this sector for some time.

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.