| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | WG Gp attacked and cleared HECHTEL by 1400 hrs. Approx 350 Germans were killed an 400 taken prisoner. They fought very hard and took a lot of dislodging – C Sqn hy tp blocked the NE exits from HECHTEL and had quite a good shoot. A Sqn still patrolled to the WEST of BOURG LEOPOLD extension canal. Lieut Murray’s hy tp had a particularly successful shoot brewing up an SP 75 mm at 1500 yds and scoring five bulls in 5 shots. All Sqns and RHQ moved into an area on heathery ground between HECHTEL and De GROOTE BARRIER. The idea was that Gds Armd Div should have four clear days to refit and reequip before the next op. |
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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