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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 |
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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 |
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.