WO 171/680 - 154 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: H.Q. 154 Infantry Brigade
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brig. J.A. Oliver, D.S.O., M.B.E.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	10		Bns were disposed to cover the tracks and approaches most likely to be used by the enemy in their areas and by day to cover the rest of these areas with O.Ps and by night by patrols. As the Bde were to cease to carry out this role on 15th October when the front would again be taken over by the Royals and the RAF Regt Bns were ordered not to be unduly aggresive in order that there would be no noticeable change in the method of holding the front. Armd C Tps “A" Sqn 2 Derby Yeo were in Bde reserve and were to be prepared to move to any point in the Bde area at 30 minutes notice.

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

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