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	16		At 0645 hrs the enemy shot a few shells at Church Tower in BEST during which some hits were obtained on the tower. Pw had stated that they did not like said tower being used as an Op against them. In actual fact it never had been so used - Op parties always using the church itself. The enemy were fairly active during the day, now being observed on Bde front generally. The daylight activity of units of the Bde was slight during the day but recces and plots were being hatched for further raids and nuisances. 'C' Sqn 9 Rtr left Bde area and in its place came 'C' Sqn 144 Rac. Co-operation between the inf of the Bde and 'C' Sqn 9 Rtr had been developed to a very high stage and the mutual confidence of the two arms was very great. No patrols operated as such during night 16/17 Oct but 5 Camerons had several parties out to destroy the enemy's rest and get on his nerve. These parties shot Lmg's and Verey pistols into enemy lines.

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

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