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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.

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