WO 171/678 - 153 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: HQ 153 Inf Bde
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brig J.R. Sinclair, DSO

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	27		During the early morning, 2 Seaforth patrolled fwd to EIND and HAREN and reported both places clear of enemy. 0715 hrs 2 Seaforth reverted u/c 152 Bde. and 5 BW and 5/7 Gordons began to push fwd through 2 Seaforth onto HAREN and EIND while the ‘C’ Sqn 2 DY followed. HQ 153 Inf Bde moved North to the Semenerium 252379. No opposition was met and by 1200 hrs Bde HQ, 5 BW and 5/7 Gordons were in posn and 1 Gordons were passing through 5 BW and moving on OISTERWIJK. 1400 hrs 1 Gordons reported OISTERWIJK clear of enemy. By 1500 hrs the Bde Gp was disposed as follows. 5 BW area HAAREN 2586, 1 Gordons area OISTERWIJK 2334, 5/7 Gordons area EIND 2636, Bde HQ Semenerium 252379, 144 RAC beside Bde HQ, 'C' Sqn 2 DY area RAAM 2638.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.

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