| 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: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt-Col. D.L.A. Gibbs, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | The bombing programme was unable to take place, but 2 KSLI started their advance at 0900 hours and took ROULLOURS without much opposition, but were slowed up by large numbers of mines. At 1200 hours the Bn was orderd to move to a Concentration Area in the orchards about one mile North of ROULLOURS. 2 KSLI continued their advance on Pt 312 and the Bn then moved through ROULLOURS to take over to LA MASLERIE. It reached LA MASLERIE at about 1700 hours, where they dug in under a small amount of shell fire to form a firm base. By dusk, 2 KSLI had got a footing on Pt 312 and the Bn remained for the night at LA MASLERIE. ‘A’ Coy had a few casualties whilst clearing an orchard in LA MASLERIE. |
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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