| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | However by evening I.G. and B Sqn were in VALKENSWAARDE and the crust appeared broken. C Sqn had the task of recconnoitering an additional C.L. on the EAST after VALKENSWARDE was passed so were not called upon on 17 Sep. D Sqn were given the unenviable task with 2 Tps of S.P.M. 10 A/Tk guns under comd, of moving and protecting A Ech or Gds Armd Div while A Sqn had the same task with the Div RASC column. Neither of these Sqns moved 17 Sept. Tac HQ 2 HCR harboured on the main rd short of VALKENSWAARDE. It was a terribly wet uncomfortable night and the column moved forward again at first Iight. |
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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