WO 171/691 - 159 Infantry Brigade - July 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: July 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.G. Sandle

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	19		The Bde remained in the same location most of day. An attack was arranged with co-operation with our Armd Bde. Objectives - BRAS and HUBERT FOLIE; at the same time the 7 Armd and Gds Armd were laying on attacks. At 1700 hrs the Mons on their SL were called forward to clear BRAS. This was done with little incident. The KSLI were ordered to stand by to be called fwd to HUBERT FOLIE at 2230 hrs, KSLI ordered forwarded 2240, 4 KSLI reported having difficulty, being fired on from left flank, at 2300 hrs, 4 KSLI were on their objective, and at 2315 hrs the Armd Regt was withdrawn. 1 Hereford took up position in reserve behind 3 Mon and 4 KSLI.

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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