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WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Army Form C.2118
Unit: HQ 11 Armoured Division
Month and Year: June 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Major-Gen. G.P.B. Roberts DSO, MC
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
Royal Pavilion ALDERSHOT 1   Amendment No.2 to 11 Armd Div Intercomn Instr No.1 Overlord issued 1N
2   Amendment No.3 to 11 Armd Div Intercomn Instr No.1 Overlord issued 1O
2   Instr re appointment of GSO 1 (L) (Combat Lessons) issued 1P
2   Instr re reporting of New Enemy Eqpt issued 1Q
4   Addendum to Appx C to Prep General Staff Instr No.1 Overlord issued 1R
5   Amendment No.3 to 11 Armd Div Standing Orders issued 1S
5   11 Armd Div Operation Overlord Int Summary No.2 issued 1T
6   Amendment No.4 to 11 Armd Div Standing Orders issued 1U
7   GOC addressed all offrs of 11 Armd Div in Garrison Theatre ALDERSHOT
8   Div HQ less Tac HQ left ALDERSHOT for Marshalling Area (SILVERTOWN, LONDON)
9   Div HQ vehs loaded
10   Div HQ sailed from Victoria/Albert Dock
10   Tac HQ left ALDERSHOT for Marshalling Area SOUTHAMPTON
11   Tac HQ vehs loaded
12   Tac HQ sailed form SOUTHAMPTON – arrived off coast of Normandy and disembarked
13   Div HQ arrived off coast of Normandy
13   Tac HQ concentrated at T. 923784
14   Div HQ disembarked and concentrated at 923784
T. 923784 LANTHEUIL Normandy 15 2000 Build up Veh Sitrep 1 V
15   11 Armd Div Int Summary No.3 1 W
16   Shelling and Bombing Reports 1 X
16 1200 Locations as at 1200 hrs 1 Y
16 2200 Build up Veh Sitrep 1 Z
17   11 Armd Div Int Summary No.4 2 A
17   Amendment to Locations 2 B
17 2200 Build up Veh Sitrep 2 C
17   Sitrep 2 D
18   Amendment to 11 Armd Div Standing Orders 2 E
18   Locations 2 F
18 2200 Build up Veh Sitrep 2 G
T. 923784 LANTHEUIL Normandy 19 2200 Build up Veh Sitrep 2 H
19   11 Armd Div Int Summary No.5 2 I
19   11 Armd Div General Instrs 2 J
20   Build up Veh Sitrep 2 K
20   11 Armd Div General Instrs 2 L
20   11 Armd Div Int Summary No.6 2 M
21 2200 Build up Veh Sitrep 2 N
21 1105 Reprint of message from H M The King 2 O
21   11 Armd Div Int Summary No.7 2 P
22 2200 Build up Veh Sitrep 2 Q
23 2200 Build up Veh Sitrep 2 R
23   11 Armd Div CO No.1 and Amendment No.1 (Op Epsom) 2 S
24 2200 Build up Veh Sitrep 2 T
24   Relaxation Wireless Silence 2 U
24   11 Armd Div Int Summary No.8 2 V
Normandy 25   Air Sp – Op Epsom 2 W
25   Sitrep 2 X
25   HQ 11 Armd Div moved to 903747 2 Y
26   11 Armd Div Int Summary No.9 2 Z
26   Op Epsom – Narrative of Day's ops 3 A
27   Op Epsom – Narrative of Day's Ops 3 B
28   Trace of Div C L 3 C
28   Op Epsom – Narrative of Day's Ops 3 D
28   11 Armd Div Int Summary No.10 3 E
28   11 Armd Div Int Summary No.11 3 F
29   Op Epsom – Narrative of Day's Ops 3 G
30   11 Armd Div Int Summary No.12 3 H
30   Location of Fmns on 8 Corps Front 3 I
30   Op Epsom – Narrative of Day's Ops 3 J

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Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.

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.