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
VLEUT near EINDHOVEN	6		At a conference at 0900 hrs between Co 2 Derby Yeo and Co 1 Gordons and Bde Comd the gap between 2 Derby Yeo and 1 Gordons was effectively closed with one pl 1 Gordons which came u/c 2 Derby Yeo and two Armd Cars tps. Unit activity during daylight proceeded on same lines as on previous days our tps gradually est daylight superiority over no man's land. The coy of 5 Seaforth guarding the two brs over the Wilhelmina Canal was relieved by 275 Fd Coy Re plus one tp 140 Laa Bty - both u/c 2 Seaforth. At 1400 hrs orders were received from 51 Div that 5 Seaforth were to relieve 7 Rwf immediately. Bde Comd ordered this and went off to 7 Rwf to make final arrangements accompanied by Co and Coy Comds 5 Seaforth. The relief was complete by 1830 hrs and 5 Seaforth then passed u/c 153 Bde. Adjustments to Bde line were made one coy 5 Camerons and one coy 5/7 Gordons taking over 5 Seaforth area u/c 5 Camerons. These adjustments were complete by 1930 hrs. Apart from dispositional changes as above the day was quiet except for minor activities by Bn patrols on Bde front. For patrols night 6/7 Oct see appx.

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

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