| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 Norfolk attack through the other bns on the axis of the OVERLOON – VENRAY road. 9 Br Inf Bde are operating on our right. Progress again was slow and many mines were encountered. Opposition was mainly mortar and arty fire and a fair number of PW was taken. By evening 1 Norfolk were not far from the tank obstacle the MOLENBEEK and 2 Warwick moving round the right of 1 Norfolk had made good progress so that their fwd coys were level with the Norfolk coy. 1 Norfolk suffered considerable casualties and a number of officers including five Company Comnanclers were wounded. 2 Warwick also lost 3 Coy Comds. |
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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