| 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: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.B. Churcher |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | The Bde still continued to hold their posns, activity continued on all sectors, the Gds Armd Div, 15 (S) Div and US 2 Div continued to adv to link up with our posn. More opposition was overcome on all sectors but much more strength was met. Identifications of the 9 SS Pz Div, Army engineer Troops were made. Large DF tasks were put down by the gunners. |
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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