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
GROENENDAL	26		In the morning of 26 Oct 51 (H) Div were to adv in two thrusts one West from EVERCHE and the other North from HALS towards VUGHT and the Southern part of S"HERTOGENBOSCH. Enemy remnants were still in VUGHT on the West side of R Dommel and 152 Bde was ordered to est itself astride the main rd VUGHT - TILBURG between VUGHT and Reservoir. 5 Camerons were ordered to do this and with u/c one sqn N Y 5 Camerons crossed R Dommel at HALS and mov Sw into an assembly area around GROENENDAL. They were delayed somewhat by crowded roads but eventually the adv to cut said road began at 1630 hrs. No opposition was encountered until main rd VUGHT - TILBURG was reached when 5 Camerons came under a good deal of Mortar & Mg fire. This was cleared up by 2100 hrs and all objectives were taken by 2200 hrs. Meantime 5 Seaforth mov into area in woods to South of main rd VUGHT - TILBURG. Bde Hq move to area GROENENDAL at 1600 hrs. During night 5 Camerons killed a good few Bosche and captured two 75mm A Tk guns. At 1810 hrs Bm was called to conference at Hq 51 (H) Div the outcome of which was that 152 Bde were to relieve units of 7 Armd Div in UDENHOUT area and were to be clear of HELVOIRT X rds by 1000 hrs. At Bde 'O' Gp at 22 hrs Bde Comd ordered Bde Gp to adv on two rds the North rd through HELVOIRT - UDENHOUT and the Southern the main rd VUGHT - TILBURG.

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

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