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

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	18		1 Black Watch were ordered to be ready to move at 0900 hours 18 November but owing to 152 Bde still using the axis it was found impossible to move 154 Bde before 1300 hours. The plan was for 1 Black Watch to pass through in Kangaroos and occupy the area HELDEN 7903 followed by 7 A. & S.H. on foot who were to occupy PANNINGEN 7704. 1 Black Watch moved forward to an assembly area South of the crossing and started their move forward in Kangaroos through 153 Bde at 1345 hours. 7 A. & S.H. then moved forward at 1400 hours and Tac Bde H.Q. moved forward to the area 715025. The 1 Black Watch advance went well and the road junction 765044 was reached at 1450 hours without opposition. By 1520 hours the next report line at road junction 776049 was reached. The tanks of 1 N. Yeo supporting 1 Black Watch encountered some enemy infantry in the area of HELDEN. By 1700 hours 1 Black Watch had reached HELDEN and captured 40 P.W. identified as from 21 Para Regt. Apart from a few Schumines however, no other enemy activity was encountered. 7 A. & S.H. advancing on foot arrived on their objective in PANNINGEN at 1800 hours without interference. Tac Bde H.Q. then moved forward to the area 762041.

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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