| 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 |
| Unit: HQ 11 Armoured Division | ||
| Month and Year: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major-Gen. G.P.B. Roberts DSO, MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1800 | Meanwhile on the right where we were flanked by 5 […] Infantry Division strong enemy resistence developed at CUSSY and in the surrounding woods. One of the battalions of 159 Infantry Brigade Group (1 Hereford) had to fight a stiff battle before this could be overcome. This operation occupied most of the day and cost the battalion fairly heavy casualties especially to one company. CUSSY was eventually cleared by 1800 hrs and the other infantry battalion (4 KSLI) together with one armoured regimetn (2 FF Yeo) pushed on to capture LA BAISSELIERE. |
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.
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