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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 185 Inf Bde
Month and Year: July 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Brig. K.P. Smith OBE.
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
18   D Day of Op Goodwood. Opened by flights of hy bombers over the target area for one hour and then further flight after flight of Fortresses scattering fragmentation bombs. This was an inspiring sight and very shortly the 2 KSLI were off mounted on the Staffs Yeo, and other bns moving on behind on foot later in the day. Prisoners came in large quantities and the KSLI reached LEROSE without difficulty. From here they attacked MANNEVILLE but were repulsed by a number of Tigers firing from the hedges. 1 Norfolk on the left reached area SANNERVILLE by last light.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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