| 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: HQ 159 Infantry Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.G. Sandle |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | The Bns had a quiet night, and at first light sorted themselves out. All units were worried during he morning by snipers, who proved a considerable nuisance. Tac HQ was fwd with the res Bn (3 Mon). At 1130 hrs the Bde HQ area was shelled with guns and Nebelwerfer. It became so hot we moved to an alternative posn. The units did little during the night. |
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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