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: 4th Tk Bn Coldm Gds. | ||
Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. A.W.A. Smith |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
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1 | Visibility was an improvement on the previous day. The plan was based on information that the area of Bde left flank up to the canal de DEURNE was held by the enemy in probably 3 Coy Strength with possibly S.P. guns and a few tanks were known to be in the vicinity. Both Phase 1 and Phase 2 were carried out with little opposition. The going was too deep for tanks to support Infantry to objective, and permission was given for them to remain in static support after advancing approx 800 yds. To speed up operations, as it appeared enemy were with drawing. No 3 Sqn were ordered to support 6 K.O.S.B. in attack on HUTTEN vice 2 Glas H. |
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.