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
ST MICHIELSGESTEL	25		Bde Comd went to conf Hq 51 Div at 0645 hrs. Orders were there received that 5 Seaforth would revert to Comd. 2 Derby Yeo would come u/c forthwith and Bde Comd would be responsible for clearing area Se of S'HERTOGENBOSCH, and if possible get into Southern end of the city. 5 Camerons were ordered to move to conc area 365402. It was not possible to move them further North as main rd SCHIJNDEL - ST MICHIELSGESTEL was being used by 7 Armd Div. 2 Derby Yeo on axis ST MICHIELSGESTEL - PETTELAAR 3344 cleared towards S'HERTOGENBOSCH whilst 5 Seaforth did likewise via DUNGEN 3643 as far as canal at br 362451. 2 Derby Yeo met no enemy until PETTELAAR when they came under fairly hy mortar fire which was thought to come from own tps in S"HERTOGENBOSCH whilst a patrol of 5 Seaforth was fired on about 1000 yds East of that town on the Willems Canal. Both 2 D Y and 5 Seaforth contacted 53 Div in the late afternoon in or near S'HERTOGENBOSCH, but Bde Comd was ordered to withdraw all tps 1500 yds out of the town to prevent any mix up. 2 Seaforth moved to br 328363 and est a br head at 1730 hrs. Bde Comd went to conf with Comd 51 Div. It apparently transpired there that 7 Armd Div required more room in order to launch itself, and 51 Div had to make the required space. 153 Bde was ordered to do this and 2 Seaforth with one sqn N.Yeo was put u/c 153 Bde for this operation. The night 25/26 Oct was uneventful as none of the units u/c were in contact.

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

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