| 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: HQ 159 Infantry Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.B. Churcher |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | The Bde remained in same locations, 1 Wg at VEULEN, 1 Hereford at DEURNE at rest, 2Ff Yeo and 4 Ksli at IJSSELSTEIN, 2 E Yorks at GRIENDTSVEEN, 15/19 H in res north of Bde Hq. During the day the Hun shelled the Bde area quite considerably; it was thought the reason was because a medium gun had been calibrating in line with the Hqs; this was stopped later on in the day. During the night patrols were sent out. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.
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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