| 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: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.G. Sandle |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLA | 1 | The positions of our troops were unchanged. Many new formations of the enemy had been identified. On the front of the British Bridgehead, there are now 21 Panzer Div, 12 SS Panzer Div, 2 SS Panzer Div, 130 Lehr Div, parts of the 1 SS Adolph Hitler Panzer Div, 9 and 10 SS Panzer Divs. 8 Corps was congratulated the way it was fighting against seasoned troops. For the most part the Corps being a completely "green" Corps. |
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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