| 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 |
| Unit: HQ 153 Inf Bde | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig J.R. Sinclair, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 633987 | 16 | At 0740 hrs Tac Bde HQ moved off HEIJTHUIZEN 7196 and at 0800 hrs 1 Gordons mounted on Kangaroos pushed fwd through 7 BW capturing ROGGEL 7397 without opposition. The enemy appeared to have withdrawn so one sqn of 144 RAC was ordered to push on up the track to EEL and try and regain contact. At 1130 hrs they reported some disorganised enemy in area 759004. One coy of 5 BW who by now had moved up in rear of 1 Gordons was immediately mounted on one sqn of tanks and advanced up the track to 753999. The remainder of the bn followed and by 1400 hrs was established with coys at 752998 752002 755004 and 761012. 5/7 Gordons passed through 1 Gordons at 1330 hrs and by 1500 hrs had occupied areas BRUMHOLD 758985 and OPHOVEN 756979 without incident. Main Bde HQ moved up at 1400 hrs to the KLOOSTER at 738978. During the afternoon 1 Gordons pushed on to area 775995. Codewords for operations issued and attached as Appendix ‘I’. | Codewords att as Appx ‘I’ |
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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