| 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 (incl Def Pl) | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. E.L. Bols, DSO. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAM | 1 | Bde Gp settles down to manage a vast new estate covering miles of river front. The floods aid us to prevent the enemy est himself on the other side. We hold from excl CUYK to incl VIERLINGSBEEK. 2 Warwick on RIGHT; Royals now under comd and hold (with two coys of Dutchmen up) BOXMEER and ZAMBEEK. 2 KSLI hold BEUGEN and OEFFELT, 1 Norfolk hold ST AGATHA. Each unit holds two coys fwd – remainder back and at rest. The enemy does not worry us with arty – nor we. |
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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