WO 171/1251 - 4 Coldstream Guards - October 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: 4th Tk Bn Coldm Gds.
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. A.W.A. Smith

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
TILBURG	28	0830	The remainder of 227 Bde and Bn were ordered to complete entry of TILBURG, crossing the now repaired bridges at BROEKHOVEN between 0700 hrs and 0900 hrs. The Bn followed in rear to-gether with A Ech which had followed on the previous day. One of the bridges caused trouble and some delay, but all were across and into TILBURG by 0930 hrs. The streets were lined with vast crowds of cheering Dutch, which gave us our first glimpse of a reception given by a liberated town. The whole Bn soon found billets in the area of cemetary and settled down to an evening of gaiety and hospitality, which was greatly appreciated and enjoyed by everyone.

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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