| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 5 Camerons went off on time and at first all went well. The left fwd coy went straight to its objective without a great deal of trouble. The right fwd coy met hy Mg fire on the line of the rly which rendered every offr in it a cas. This coy was pinned down on very open ground and unable to move. Another coy was put in on the left of the right fwd coy but it too came under hy Mg fire and the coy comd was killed. Time was getting short if 5 Camerons were to be ready to get off on phase II to schedule. Accordingly a second coy was ordered to get round the right flank of 'A' Coy and this attack finally succeeded in rolling up the enemy in the line of the rly ay 0525 hrs once this was done 5 Camerons fairly steamed on to their Fup for phase II, married up with their sqn of E R Yeo u/c and got off on phase II on time. Little trouble was encountered during phase II, bounds being reported regularly until at 0823 hrs. 5 Camerons reported Hearts complete. Bde Comd seeing that 5 Camerons attack would soon be complete had ordered 2 Seaforth to start Thunder at 0830 hrs. 2 Seaforth did so. The arty conc on 2 Seaforth objective was timed to be put down and 2 Seaforth debouched from the area secured by 5 Camerons. 2 Seaforth encountered no opposition at all and by 1010 hrs were nearing Stiletto, their final bound before clearing the large wood known for the op as Spectattor. This clearing was carried out and by 1200 hrs was complete. meanwhile Bde Comd launched 5 Seaforth against OLLAND at 1130 hrs. The attack by 5 Seaforth proceeded slowly against very little resistance the enemy not being possessed of a great deal of fight. This progress was maintained throughout and by 1706 hrs all objectives had been taken and the area South of the rly cleared by 5 Seaforth as far West as R Dommel. Contact between 2 & 5 Seaforth was est at rly 378353 about 1550 hrs. 5 Cameron cleared from main rd SCHIJNDEL - ST OEDENRODE South of the rly to link up with 5 Seaforth on the 39 Easting. 2 Seaforth having completed mopping up Spectator were ordered to area Sketch where they found no enemy and the br blown. 5 Camerons were ordered to move to area X rds 374367, Bde Hq moved to 385367. For the time being the Bde had lost contact. During night 23/24 Oct no patrolling was done except by 2 Seaforth who sent a patrol to br 347352. Bde Comd attended conf at Hq 51 Div at 2100 hrs. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.
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