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
	29		At 1600 hours 7 Black Watch moved forward to a concentration area at SCHOOLSTRAAT. At 1730 hours 7 A. & S.H. were ordered to move from their concentration area. At 1830 hours 1 Black Watch reported the third report line Pheasant at 109438. The opposition was much less now and by 2030 hours they reported Teal 100440. Two enemy S.P. guns were observed moving up the road in front of them from the South. The Bde Comd then ordered 1 Black Watch to remain in their positions at Teal for the night. About 2210 hours 7 A. & S.H. were all successfully on Pheasant 109438 where they remained for the night. Throughout the night 29/30 October all was quiet with only occasional shelling. The total number of P.W. captured by 1 Black Watch was 70.

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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