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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: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Brig. E.L. Bols
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
ASTEN 1   The month opened with prospects of a great new operation involving inter alia the invasion of GERMANY proper by 185 Inf Bde. On the last day of Sep the Bde Comd had gone ahead to recce the new area and contact 82 US Airborne Divison from whom we were in due course to take over. 185 Inf Bde Adm Order No. 15. Appx 1.

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.