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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
22 - 25   The Bn remained as a counter attack reserve in the area of LANDEN & spent Christmas peacefully in these surroundings. Apart from a few rd piquets which had to be found to counter the possibility of enemy saboteurs infiltrating in allied uniforms, the coys were able to clean up & start some trg.

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.