| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | C.O., 2nd in command and O.C.'B' Sqn went up to recce the new area with the Bde Comd. Bde was to occupy sector as follows:- Bde HQ - MELDERSLO 8519, 1st Herefords in the South, 3rd Mon in the Centre, 8 R.B. in the North, 4th KSLI in reserve in MELDERSLO. Regt to be in general reserve with counter attack role in area of MELDERSLO with one Sqn ('B' Sqn) located in the North in a posn to support the Northern Bn owing to the difficulties of communication to this part of the sector. Bde HQ and Inf Bns occupied their posns in the evening. Later that night news received that one Sqn was to be prepared to support an Inf attack on enemy pocket still holding out in the BROEKHUIZEN area the following day. C.O. and Sqn Ldr to be at new HQ.Inf Bde at 0800hrs for recce. |
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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