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
	24		2 Seaforth were ordered to cross SCHIJNDEL DYKE in Sketch area and est a br head there so that a class 40 br could be erected. When 2 Seaforth made to do this they came under fire from a few Mgs. Accordingly arty sp was laid on to assist 2 Seaforth in their crossing after which the enemy Mgs disappeared and 2 Seaforth occupied MUNSEL 3336 with no opposition. Res started working on the br but it was estimated that it would take 18 hrs to build. Meanwhile 51 Div was moving fast and in order to fill out another part of the Div front 5 Seaforth were ordered to area Ne of ST MICHIELSGESTEL and came direct under comd Hq 51 Div. 5 Seaforth moved at 1830 hrs to new area 1 E R Y were withdrawn from u/c 152 Bde and in its place one sqn 144 Rac was expected first light 25 Oct. This sqn was ordered to be in sp of 2 Seaforth.

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

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