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
	31		At 0730 hours 7 A. & S.H. resumed their attack supported by a Sqn of tanks. The axis of advance was with two Coys forward astride the railway. The opposition was very stiff and it was later found on interrogating P.W. that the enemy was about to launch a counter attack at the same time. Strangely enough this was the second time this happened to the 7 A. & S.H. By 0745 hours the cross roads at 064467 was reached. At about 0810 hours the forward Coys were being fired on from the area of the factory buildings and the 7 A. & S.H. then got their 3 inch mortars into action. At 0915 hours most of the opposition was on the left forward Coy. Mortaring and spandau fire was particularly heavy in the area 048471. At 1030 hours a carrier patrol from 7 Black Watch reported the bridge at 068467 was not blown but the bridge at 073467 was blown. Several artillery concentrations were brought down on the area just beyond road junction 048471 in order to assist the 7 A. & S.H. forward. By 1100 hours the 7 A. & S.H. reached Greyhound road junction 048471. The Bde Comd then ordered 7 A. & S.H. to consolidate in the Raamsdonk area 048471. Casualties suffered by the 7 A. & S.H. were approximately 25 killed and 25 wounded.

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

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