WO 171/675 - 152 Infantry Brigade - October 1944

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	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	27		The mov was scheduled to start from X rds immediately South of HELVOIRT at 0730 hrs but again all rds teemed with vehs of 7 Armd Div which in fact blocked any adv West by 152 Bde. Accordingly move by 152 Bde was postponed and Bde was placed at 2 hrs notice. Meantime 'C' sqn 2 Derby Yeo u/c for move succeeded in forcing its way through 7 Armd Div concs to patrol Nort of North route towards Afwaterings Canal and reporting such areas as were found clear of enemy and locations of such enemy as were still offering resistance. Movement problems were legion but eventually the Bde was able to shake itself out as follows. 2 Seaforth area X rds one mile se UDENHOUT, 5 Seaforth area SCHOORSTRAAT 1939 and 5 Camerons in LAAR 2440. Bde Hq moved to 233388. 5 Camerons were ordered to send one coy to protect a regt of medium arty the safety of which was feared for by 7 Armd Div. 5 Seaforth only were in contact and patrols from this bn brushed enemy during night. This was in fact in front of 7 Armd Div at this time.

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

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