WO 171/691 - 159 Infantry Brigade - June 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: HQ 159 Infantry Brigade
Month and Year: June 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.G. Sandle

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	26		8 Corps attack commences at 0730 hrs supported by 610 guns and two cruisers and one monitor. The 15 (S) Div made the initial break through, to be followed by 43 Div, 11 Armd Div with under comd 4 Armd Bde. The 15 (S) Div gained first objective area LE HAUT BOSQ and LA GAUL. The sqn of 2 N Yeo tried to make breakthrough to river ODON, but were held up just South of CHEUX by four Panthers and A Tk guns, thought to be 88 mm PAK. 60 tanks reported in area RAURAY, considered to be the tk strength of the 12 SS Pz Div. By the end of the day, the 15 (S) Div reached line of GRAINVILLE sur ODON - COLLEVILLE - MOUEN. The 29 Armd Bde harboured in the area CHEUX. No further movement was made during the night. This bde remained in same location.

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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