| 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: 23rd Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: April 1945 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.P. HARDING, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | "C" Squadron moved at 06.00 hours to pass over the bridge at PETERSHAGEN, 8420 in order to support 1 Cdo. Brigade into LEESE, 9335 and to enlarge the bridgehead northwards. This was successfully acheved without loss and the large wood at HAHENBURG, 9437 was cleared, revealing a large factory of V bombs. Advances were made as far as LANDESBERGEN, 9441, the squadron harbouring in the area for the night. The remainder of 23rd Hussars Group moved acrosss the bridge at PETERSHAGEN behind 159th Infantry Brigade Group and 3rd RTR at 15.00 hours. We then made a quick run through LOCCUM, 9629, REHBURG and SCHNEEREN, 0838. We then received orders to cut across the country and clear the wood and main roads to X roads 0544 where we harboured for the night. Some PWs, mostly SS were taken. |
Source: Neil Grimshaw.
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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