WO 171/854 - Inns of Court Regiment - July 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: Inns of Court Regt, RAC
Month and Year: July 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.A.G. Bingley

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	8		Rgt: D Sqn on right and A Sqn on left (W. & E.) of CARPIQUET reec'd as far as the Brelteville-sur-Odon rd, but darkness and the presence of dug-in Panthers cut the recce short: no concentration was seen, however. During this recce A sqn was heavily fired on by Panthers etc which allowed the first two troops to proceed before opening up: Major Scott lost touch with these two troops and on their return it was found that their A-set aerials had been cut to two inches by enemy fire. One Daimler A/Car was lost, Sgt Thorp being killed. It appears that a Coy. of Coldstream Guards through which A Sqn passed failed to warn them that the road was under fire from Panthers. A Sqn withdrew under cover of smoke, D Sqn found buildings on W. & S. of aerodrome strongly held. At the same time heavy tps of A & B Squadrons were ordered to the main road and rail bridges in CAEN: this, however, they were unable to carry out, owing to enemy opposition and except for the troop of B Sqn which blocked the road at ST GERMAIN, all Sqns were withdrawn and concentrated before 2359 hrs.

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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