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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
19   Bad visibility during the day precluded any observation of the enemy & they were as before inactive. During the hrs of darkness we were informed that an enemy counter attack might be expected at some point on the Bde sector. This however failed to materialise & apart from some inattentive enemy who fired on one of our patrols from a def posn the night was uneventful. Recce parties were warned to start at first light next morning for LOUVAIN to recce a new Bn area. 5, 6 + 9

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

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