| 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: 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 | 7 | At first light this morning 129 Bty 86 Sp A Tk Regt left Bde area. About 0700 hrs 2 Derby Yeo reported that four deserters had come into their lines. Three of them were Germans which made a useful pointer to German morale on Bde front. Comd 12 Corps visited Bde Hq at 1030 hrs and talked some time to Bde Comd. Throughout day Bn sp weapons incl 3" Mortar Piats, 4.2" mortars Fd and A Tk Arty were used very effectively against enemy posns while 5 Camerons proceeded to dominate no man's land with bold patrols and small raids. The enemy made no reply except by way of a few shells and mortar bombs which did little damage. Our patrols were again active during night 7/8 Oct for full details see appx. | Appx I-1 |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.
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