| 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: 3 MON | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. W.P. Sweetman |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEEL | 24 | Quiet day. COs O.Gp. Bn HQ to move to new location. A Coy to come into reserve. First Christmas rations given out during the evening, every man receiving orange, packet of sweet, two cans of beer and cigarettes. Owing to Bn being in line, celebrations are confined to minimum, as 100% alertness must be ensured the whole time. Six patrols out during night 24/25, little to report. One reported singing on EAST Bank of R. MAAS, presumably enemy Christmas celebrations. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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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