| 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: 52 (L) Reconnaissance Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.B.A. Hankey, OBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORTGENE | 25 | During night about 0500hrs a party of Germans were landed by tug about 1 mile WESR of COLINSPLATTE. One troop of 'C' Sqn plus one troop of Dutch Recce contacted the enemy at the landing point and after a short engagement accounted for 1 enemy officer killed and 24 ORs captured. Own casualties 1 OR slightly wounded and 1 Dutch Officer killed. POW at interrogation said that their infm of our strength on N. BEVELAND was nil buth that the intention was to demolish one of the sea dykes and take back 1 British P.O.W. The method of being taken off the island was to fire one white flare at about 1800hrs and they would be picked up by tug. Accordingly 'C' Sqn fired white flare at that time but it was not untill about 2300hrs that tug was seen. The tug was decoyed fairly close to shore by light signals (got from the P.O.W.) but unfortunately could not get a shoot with A/Tk Guns. A small boat put off from the tug and when it was about 50yds off the shore the L.M.Gs and mortars opened on the tug which immediately made off being raked by fire from stem to stern and its captain fired distress signals. Of the two occupants of the small boat one was captured and one was drowned. | Notes on Marine EINSATZ KOMP attached. |
Source: 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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