| 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1345 | Brigadier gave us orders to move on and the Regiment crossed the Bridge at BEERINGEN. After some opposition had been dealt with “B” Sqn. reached GENNEBERG, two miles N. of BEVERLOO and there were confused civilian reports as to what was in OOSTHAM. However it appeared that there was one S.P. and a lot of German Infantry in the village and in the wood round it. “B” Sqn. brewed up one S.P. near OOSTHAM and shot up a lot of German Inf. in the woods. |
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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