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WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Army Form C.2118
Unit: 2nd Bn The Seaforth Highlanders
Month and Year: November 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. G.L.W. Andrews
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
8 0800 3-in Mor and A tk Pls take up posns in Bn area. Enemy information is scarce and axact locns are unknown, Enemy F.D.Ls are believed to run along a line bounded on the South by NEDERWEERT KANAAL - crossing canal at STOKERS HORST 6802 and from thence running North in direction of NEDERWEERTERDIJK 6705. Rd from OSPEL 6401 to DIEDERWEERTERDIJK 6705 in full view of enemy - No movement of tpt or tps Se of this Rd during daylight. Therefore necessary to have a Day and Night route to Bn area. Day Route (surface extremely bad and passable only to carriers and jeeps). Br 617025 - X Rds 623020 - T Junc 631024 - X Rds 645030 - X Trs 650037 - T Junc 657039 thence direct to Bn Hq - B and D Coys. No movement in A and C Coys area during daylight. Night Route (good surface). Br 617025 - X Rds 623020 - T Junc 631024 - T Junc 638017 - OSPEL 6401 then direct to Bn Hq. Spasmodic shelling of rd during morning.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.

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