TracesOfWar needs your help! Every euro, pound or dollar you contribute greatly supports the continuation of this website. Go to stiwot.nl and donate!
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
Unit: H.Q. 154 Infantry Brigade
Month and Year: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Brig. J.A. Oliver, D.S.O., M.B.E.
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
Sheet 9 1/100,000 LIEGE 22   One night only was spent in the LOUVAIN area as orders were received to move early on the 22nd December to an area East of MAASTRICHT in HOLLAND. The route this time was via LOUVAIN bye-pass – road junction 876883 - DIEST – HASSELT - road junction 318633 - GENCK - road junction 470624 - SUTENDAEL 4761 - LAENAEKEN 5257 - MAASTRICHT. Bridge to D.P. at SCHIMMERT 658585. This area was to be a concentration area for the Div who were to come under command of Ninth US Army on arrival. The lay-out of the Bde was as follows:-

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.