WO 171/678 - 153 Infantry Brigade - December 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: December 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brig J.R. Sinclair, DSO

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	5		By first lt the flooding had greatly increased, the flow of water appeared to be coming from the NE. It soon became apparent that unless the Bde Gp evacuated its present posns and moved South of the rly the roads would be cut and MT lost. At 1030 hrs the Bde Comd gave orders for 5 Black Watch, 1 Gordons and the CCP 174 Fd Amb to withdraw, the MT moving via the NIJMEGEN Br, and the marching tps to cross the R WAAL by assault boats from 673660. The withdrawal was carried out without difficulty or enemy interference and by 1900 hrs the Bde Gp less 5/7 Gordons were South of the R WAAL. Although the last trucks had to navigate through 18 ins of water in ZETTEN, only four vehs were bogged, including the REME recovery Scammel. These four were recovered within the next three days. 5 /7 Gordons were not seriously affected by the flooding as the water appeared to be held by the rly embankment. They were accordingly ordered to remain in their posns under comd 154 Bde. 152 Bde also evacuated their posns and the new FDLs along the rly line were taken over by 154 Bde.

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

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