WO 171/1349 - 3 Monmouthshire Regiment - 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: 3 MON
Month and Year: November 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.C. Stockley

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
Area HORST	29	0900	Bn HQ move to new location. CO holds O Gp and gives the following orders. Bn to attack and capture KASTELL and BROEKHUIZEN. A Coy with one squadron of 15/19 Hussars and flail tanks to KASTELL and C Coy with one squadron to BROEKHUIZEN. These two places are believed to be the last remaining enemy pockets on the west side of the River Maas. The KASTELL is quite a formidable strongpoint, consisting of a castle like building surrounded by a moat 20 to 30 ft wide, and stroing entrenched posns with a minefield belt completely around the perimeter, believed to be held by approximately 100 strong. BROEKHUIZEN is a village situated on the west bank of the Maas. A Coy H Hour 1000 hrs, preceded by a barrage by guns and 4.2 inch mortars. C Coy H Hour 1100 hrs with same kind of barrage with additional smokescreen laid on East bank of Maas and the whole objective and approach is under observation. The remainder of the day fairly quiet with occasional shelling and mortar fire. A & C Coys prepare for battle.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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