| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | At first light 'B' Sqn moved out into position protecting centre line from the East as far South as BOKT 4423 and remained in this psoition throughout the morning and early afternoon without incident. Just before midday 'C' Sqn again began operating in conjunction with America Inf in a North Easterly direction from ZON clearing BREUGEL 4526 and the area to the North East of it as far as the track running Southwards from the track junc 483288. Little opposition was met. Also about midday the C.O. visited Colonel Sink at his HQ in EINDHOVEN and arranged for 'A' Sqn to take up positions protecting Corps Centre Line from the east on a line running Southwards from the right of 'B' Sqn as far as EINDHOVEN. 'A' Sqn Royals was sent to recce the area further to the East about NUNEN 4822 and NEDERWETTEN 4623 where enemy tks and S.P. guns had been encountered the previous day and if possible to probe further East and North East towards STIPHOUT 5223 and DEENSCHENHOEK 5025 to find out the situation in that area. 44 RTR of 4 Armd Bde who had come up from the South the previous day and one Sqn of which had advanced on NUNEN from the South and there met considerable opposition had now withdrawn and moved on further North up the Centre Line, but 29 Armd Bde and the rest of 11 Armd Div had now arrived in this area coming up from the South and was engaged in clearing it up. About 1700hrs the Regt was ordered to revert to Comd 11 Armd Div and move to area GELDROP 4816. Whilst this order was being put into effect urgent orders were received that 'C' Sqn was to move rapidly Northwards to area ST. OEDENRODE 4232 to assist other elements of US 101 Airborne Div to repel a reported serious threat to the Corps Centre Line in that area from the North West. There was some doubt and a certain amount of argument as to whose comd the Regt was under at this time which contd throughout the night. However by last light the Regt, less 'C' Sqn were concentrated under comd 11 Armd Div in a harbour area at HOOG-GELDROP 4715 where they spent the night. 'C' Sqn harboured in 4330 just South of ST.OEDENRODE under comd 101 US Airborne Div and received orders from this Div Comd to act as his reserve in an attack he was making early the following morning on enemy forces located astride the road from SCHIJNDEL at about 4235. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Mia Litjens.
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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