WO 171/837 - 2 Household Cavalry - September 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	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
	18		I.G. Gp was soon held up by 2 Panther and some S.P. guns at AALST - B Sqn tried hard to find a way to EINDHOVEN round to the EAST but the going was very bad more especially over the bombed aerodrome and no satisfactory route was found. C Sqn meanwhile moved forward and recceed EAST but came up against strong opposition in the wooded country by SS Inf with Bazookas. In wooded country the enemy inf who was resolute with the Bazooka was proving the most formidable weapon against the Armd Car patrol and there is really little answer to it except the keenest observation. Progress by the afternoon was limited to one patrol with Capt Balding penetrating to the WEST of AALST and reaching EINDHOVEN where 101 U.S. Airborne Div was contacted and most useful information was obtained about the bridge, which was blown, over the WILHELMINA Canal at SON.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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