| 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: 2nd Bn The Royal Warwickshire Regt | ||
| Month and Year: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt-Col. D.L.A. Gibbs, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | At dawn the advance continued with 1 Norfolk coming up on the left of the Bn to the final objective. Mopping up operations went on throughout the day and considerable trouble was caused by German Snipers everywhere. Finally, 'D’ and 'B’ Coys, both very depleted, were holding the forward positions, with 'A' and 'C' Coys forming a firm base behind. One Pl of 'C' Coy, under Lt J Martin-Webb, was sent up to come under command of ‘D’ Coy. At 1800 hours a German counter-attack was put in by infantry and two tiger tanks, which surprised 'B' Coy and forced them to withdraw, but was very gallantly beaten off by ‘D’ Coy and the Pl of 'C' Coy. During this attack, Maj TG Bundock – MC, personally stalked and crippled a tiger tank with a PIAT. Heavy shelling all day. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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