| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | D Sqn at first light pushed patrols over the ESCAUT canal. Meanwhile just SOUTH of the canal a counter attack developed by 3 German SP guns and some inf who were cut off. D Sqn HQ became involved and in the morning mist Major Ward's Staghound was embroiled with a Panther at a range some 100-150 yds. Eventually some British tanks worked round the flank and shot the Panther up. The tps pushing up towards VALKENSWAARDE and EINDHOVEN met enemy inf with Bazookas. Eventually Lieut Jardine with two scout cars made a dash down the main road – he got within a mile of VALKENSWAARDE having encountered 1 tank and 1 anti tank gun and some inf and gained very valuable infm. A Sqn watched the left frank towards LOMMEL – B Sqn remained with 55 Fd Regt – C Sqn and Div HQ moved up just WEST of HECHTEL which still held out. C Sqn sent patrols to watch the exits from HECHTEL and in the evening protected Div HQ. |
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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