| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2 Warwick and 2 KSLI cross start line at 1200 hrs with the object of clearing woods SOUTH of OVERLOON and pushing on to VENRAY. Progress was slow on the right owing to activities of SP guns and Panther tanks, and the KSLI had difficulties with mines and small sniper parties of enemy in the woods but by last light we had advanced 1000 yds and cleared to the edge of the open country SOUTH of the woods. Considerable help was given by rocket firing Typhoons particularly on suspected OPs such as the church tower at VENRAY. |
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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