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
	25		Admin. points were then dealt with. Tech. Adjt. would set up recovery point near RHQ where he would base himself with the 3 ARVs and Fitters half tracks and one LAD recovery vehicle. The supply line was continually cut N. of EINDHOVEN and although we would never be short waste was to be avoided. RAF were landing considerable quantities of supplies near GRAVE by Dakotas. Lastly great attempt by 130 Bde to establish small Bridgehead over the Lower Rhine (The Leck) would be made to enable as many as possible of the 1st British Airborne to be evacuated. “A” and “C” Squadrons will still help SLI and Worcs in ELST area and in the evening the Bosche appeared definitely to be pulling out of the area, our Troops reaching the Railway line. “A” Squadron had a Troop shot up by a Panther (all three tanks in a row on a road). There were no personnel casualties.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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