| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Recce parties from the 9 DLI. arrived during the morning, & the Bn was relieved uneventfully. By 2100 hrs we were concentrated a few miles S of GANGELT ready for a night move to LOUVAIN. During the day however Maj. P.F.I Reid had been sent fwd to recce an alternative area in support of the American 1st Army. He met the Bn Coln in HASSELT & informed us that we had to move direct to the area LANDEN – ATTENHOVEN. |
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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