| 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: 2nd Bn The Seaforth Highlanders | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. G.L.W. Andrews |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1600 | Three Churchill tks took up a posn at the rly crossing 371262 - one engaging all the houses on the West side of the rly line South of the rly crossing - with Besa and 75 mm, covered by smoke. The other engaging house 369264 with 95 mm, firing smoke and He. Several direct hits scored and several Germans seen to leave the houses - six Germans killed during the op. |
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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