WO 171/837 - 2 Household Cavalry - October 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: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H. Abel Smith

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	14		2 HCR assumed responsibility for a much longer piece of front incl CUYK to incl GROENINGEN 7935 which was the location of the F.D.L.S. of the tps of 3 Brit Div who were to advance SOUTH that day. For the purpose 2 HCR Gp consisting of 2 H.C.R., Inns of Court less 2 Sqns and 3 Recce Regt all under comd was formed and took over responsibility for the extra front w.e.f. 1000 hrs 14 Oct. 2 HCR was still under comd 11 Armd Div and were netted direct to them. HQ 2 HCR moved to WANROIJ 6742. Enemy patrol activity was slight during 14/15 Oct. Patrols however came over in the area of the blown rly br at GENNEP 7746. Enemy at this time held two small bridgeheads on WEST of MAAS at rly br mentioned and in area of the weir at SAMBEEK 7739.

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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