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
	26		B Sqn continued their task of the day before. Considerable enemy forces believed to be 107 Tk Bde moved EAST across B Sqn's front from HANDEL to OPLOO and then over the MEUSE. An attempt was made to get the Typhoons on to them but they were so much employed in helping evacuate 1 Brit Airborne from NORTH of the LEK that it was not until 1600 hrs that they were available by which time the target had slipped off. Meanwhile in the HEESCH area one tp had a very good shoot against enemy cyclists coming down the road in pairs. L/Cpl Ray claimed between 30 and 40. D Sqn moved SOUTH of GRAVE to take over job of B Sqn the following day. Other locations the same.

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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