| 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Rgt: Regiment moved from REVIERS 1100 hrs to area ANGUERNY [177]. Col. Bingley gave orders at 1700 hrs as follows: Light Troops only of A, B, C, D Sqns to move down corridor behind 29 Armd Bde (who were to lead 11 Armd Div and lead the force). On reaching CAEN – VIMONT rd, Sqns to fan out, A on Right, (with Western limit on R. LAIZE), D, B & C Sqns on Left (with Eastern limit VIMONT) ST SYLVAIN 1354. First Bound WHISKY: R. LAIZE – BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE 0553 – ST SYLVAIN 1354. Further orders were given in the event of this line being successfully reached. |
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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