| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Attack by 2 Warwick (right) 1 Norfolk (left) on MANNEVILLE found that enemy had withdrawn leaving a mass of armour smashed by the bombing. By evening all three bns established in MANNEVILLE and Tac HQ and the plain to the NORTH. One enemy counter attack beaten off. Heavy German shelling. |
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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