| 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: 6th Guards Tank Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier G.L. Verney, M.V.O. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | The start line was crossed 0900 hrs. and heavy opposition was encountered shortly afterwards from alts. 3 & 5 Para. Divs. and 9 SS Div, in prepared defensive posns. By 2200 hrs. only limited progress up to 3 miles, but considerable casualties had been inflicted on the enemy. (1 Sqn. of 3 Tk. Scots Gds. claimed 3 Mk. Vs tks. knocked out, 100 killed, 50 P.W.). |
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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