| 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: 15th/19th Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | On September 19th at about 1100hrs 'A' Sqn came under comd of 506 US Para Regt at EINDHOVEN. Colonel Sink, commanding this Regt considered that his most dangerous flank at the time was the West. One Coy of 1st BN 506 Para Regt came under comd 'A' Sqn and these were carried on the tanks. The Sqn moved to a position West of HEIKE 3716 to be in readiness to deal with any enemy that might appear on that flank. A patrol of the Royals reported some German half-tracked vehs in the area of OERLE 3516, this was investigated by Capt Weatherby with third troop under Lt Egerton but nothing was seen of them. At approx 1300hrs orders were received from 506 Regt to send 1 troop to clear the road running North West from EINDHOVEN to the canal at 3824 and at the same time to send two troops to GELDROP 4816 to support a patrol of the Royals who were moving East to HELMOND. The first party was commanded by Capt Weatherby and the second by the Sqn Leader, these two parties remained separate until 1800hrs the following day. The Sqn tpt remained in EINDHOVEN under Capt Luttrell who also acted as L.O. with 506 Para Regt, and relayed orders from them to the Sqn. The diary of these events now fall into two sections. (A) Captain Weatherby's party (B) Sqn Leaders party. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Mia Litjens.
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