WO 171/675 - 152 Infantry Brigade - October 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: 152nd Infantry Brigade
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brig. A.J.H. Cassels, CBE, DSO.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	2		Bde Gp crossed Sp as per mov table. The Bde Gp again lost time on the rd largely owing to necessity of passing through large towns of VALENCIENNES, MONS, BRUSSELS and MECHLIN. The Bde Gp were est in conc area by 1800 hrs. For locations night 2/3 Oct see Appx. The days journey was 123 miles. Meanwhile Bde Comd and Bm together with Cos went to Hq 51 (H) Div just North of EINDHOVEN and from there to 46 and 227 Inf Bdes. Contact was made by unit Cos of their opposing numbers in these Bdes whose Bns they were due to relieve on 4 Oct. Bde Comd made recce of new Bde areas which incl the whole of 46 Bde area plus one Bn locality in 227 Inf Bde. Bde Comd and Bm returned to Bde Hq at HERENTHOUT about 1900 Hrs. A Mov Order for move to new Bde area Nw of EINDHOVEN was issued. A Conference to implement mov orders was called at 2130 hrs and was attended by Cos of all units in the Bde Gp except Co 2 Derby Yeo who in view of exceptionally large Bde area, were coming u/c 152 Inf Bde.	Appx D-1

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.

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