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
	18		A further Op Instr was received from 51 (H) Div setting fwd relief by 24 hrs and arrangements were set in train to give effect to this. The situation continued to be vague as no one knew which bns would be relieved and when. Matters were further complicated by contradicting orders being successively received relating to nature of relief i.e. whether by night or by day. The Bde public address aparatus was utilised in giving a short broadcast to the enemy on 2 Seaforth front. In order to ensure that the enemy what was being said the amplifier was taken to within 250 yds of his Fdl's. The Belgian Liaison Officer did the actual talking. Towards evening a trace was reveived of new Bde conc area. O Gp at 1430 hrs.

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

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