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
	27		The axis was now clear and 11 Armd Div of 8 Corps was now firmly established to the EAST of the axis between it and the MEUSE. The sole commitment left to 32 Gds Bde was the holding of the OSS and the clearance and the holding of HEESCH X rds immediately to the SOUTH of OSS. Recce to D Sqn was therefore limited in scope. The task allotted was to recce west from OSS and HEESCH. Is was found that HEESCH had been strongly occupied during the night by 712 Div who did not know of 30 Corps strength in the area and who were pushing EAST back to GERMANY. Gren. Gp of 32 Gds Bde cleared this place up by evening and got 170 P.Ws. D Sqn task was therefore limited but unfortunately they lost a scout car and its comd (Cpl Hart) who was Bazookaed by inf in this very cIose area. Other Sqns and RHQ static.

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

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