| 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: 15th/19th Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, DSO., MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Stormy day following a very wet night. The country now getting increasingly wet and impassable to vehs. Regt still in area ZEILBERG. Ops by formations to the South going better and more quickly then expected, against unexpectedly light opposition. It was becoming apparent that the enemy was withdrawing from his bridge head West of the R.MAAS. The main opposition being encountered was mines, the weather and the wet and roadless country. In the evening orders received that 159 Inf Bde Gp. would begin its op at 0715hrs the following morning. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Mia Litjens.
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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