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WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Army Form C.2118
Unit: HQ 153 Inf Bde
Month and Year: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Brig J.R. Sinclair, DSO
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
612717 4   A quiet day. The water level in the Neder Rhein continued to rise and flooding on the rd ZETTEN – OPHEUSDEN and to the North of ZETTEN increased. At 1400 hrs the Bde Comd gave orders to 5 Black Watch to withdraw ‘B’ Coy from OPHEUSDEN to area 6072 in rear of Bn HQ. 1 Gordons were ordered to withdraw the bn South of the R LINGE. These adjustments were complete by 2300 hrs. 152 Bde also adjusted their fwd posns.

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

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