WO 171/1387 - 2 Royal Warwickshire Regiment - 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: 2nd Bn The Royal Warwickshire Regt
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer:

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	15		The battalion remained in their positions during the day while plans were made and orders issued for the continuation of the attack on VENRAY the next day. The divisional plan was as follows:- 185 Inf BDE on the left. Objectives:- BRABANDER and the monastery at ST SERVATIUS 8 Br Inf BDE passing through 9 Br Inf BDE on the right. Objective:- VENRAY 185 Inf BDE plan was as follows:- 2 Warwick on the right and 1 Norfolk on the left: to effect a crossing over the MOLENBEEK and attack the following objectives:- 2 Warwick - BRABANDER and 1 Norfolk - the woods in Square 7828 2 KSLI to pass through on these objectives being taken and capture ST SERVATIUS monastery. 2 Warwick and 1 Norfolk each supported by a squadron of tanks. 2 Warwick plan was as follows:- 'B' company on the left and 'D' company on the right were to form a bridgehead over the MOLENBEEK, both an anti-tank and infantry obstacle, using pontoon bridging. 'A' and 'C' companies were then to move through and capture VENRAY behind a barrage. The tanks were to cross the beek with their own bridges and follow up 'A' and 'C' comapnies as soon as it was light enough for them to do so. During the night a 'D' company patrol led by Lt RG Bennett was sent out to find out more about the MOLENBEEK and enemy dispositions on the other side of it. This patrol came back with all the information required but unfortunately Lt Bennett was killed.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.

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