| 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: 2nd Household Cavalry Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H. Abel Smith |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | B & C Sqns were on same task of watching L of C till the evening when they were relieved and brought into reserve at LIEU ST PIERRE. D Sqn seized the main bridge at LOUVAIN and their att RE's did a fine job of work in removing the bombs which were under the bridge. The Tp which seized the bridge was Lieut Hanbury’s - the Tp adv for the last mile under heavy small arms and mortar fire and was also heavily counter attacked by SS tps. The tp held this vital bridge for one hour before relieved by the Grenadier Gp. A Sqn remained in BRUSSELS being feted by the locals. |
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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