WO 171/838 - 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards - September 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards.
Month and Year: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.G. Byron

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	1		Early start in accordance with last night’s orders at 0730 hrs. The Regiment crossed the SOMME (no opposition) just W. of AMIENS at 1100 hrs. and then diverted on to the left route. First opposition met by “B” Sqn. at VIGNACOURT where some Infantry and 3 tanks were reported. In this area a lot of horse tranport was shot up and some P.W. taken. VIGNACOURT was cleared and we pushed on to CANAPPLES where “B” Sqn. was pulled up by 88 mm A/Tk gun, which was eventually shot up. “B” Sqn. brewed up one Panther, captured one 150 mm horse drawn gun. Another Panther brewed itself up on our approach. “B” Sqn. claims for the day were 5 A/T guns, one Panther and a lot of transport, and “A” Sqn. got a S.P. RHQ also had a shot at a Mortar and men just through CANAPPLES. Opposition occurred at FLENVILLERS which had to be by passed. In the meantime the rest of the Brigade pushed on through DOULLENS on the right route of the Bde. Harbour area near REBREVITTE. The Regiment completed their tasks and were all in Harbour by midnight N. of DOULLENS with the rest of the Bde.

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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