WO 171/846 - 15-19 The King Royal Hussars - November 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	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
	29		Weather fine and clear. C.O. and O.C. 'C' Sqn (Major G. Courage) moved up early to do recce for attack on remaining enemy pocket. Regt followed under command Major M.S. Balmain moving by route down the rly to AMERICA, then direct to HORST. C.O. and O.C. 'C' Sqn carried out carefull recce with Bde.Comd and 2 i/c 3 Mons, and an attack was planned to take place the following day. General plan for this was for 'A' Coy 3 Mons to attack KASTEEL 903218 with start line Northern edge of wood 903214. When this objective was gained, 'D' Coy to attack BROEKHUIZEN village from the South with start line Northern edge of the wood 908214. Both Inf Coys to be preceeded by a Tp of flail tks of Westminster Dragoons as mine belt had been located running East and West, South of the two objectives. Both attacks to be supported by 'C' Sqn from the woods to the South of the objective and also from posns to the West, and by two Tps of 'B' Sqn under Capt. C.N. Weatherby from approx area 898222. Attack also to be supported by a considerable arty programme. During the day Sqns moved into the following locations:- RHQ in farm 862203, 'A' Sqn area 861182, 'B' Sqn area 873230, 'C' Sqn area 865194.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Mia Litjens.

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