WO 171/846 - 15-19 The King Royal Hussars - August 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: 15th/19th Hussars
Month and Year: August 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, MC.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	18		The tank transporters had a difficult journey in the night, one transporter carrying 'A' Sqn Ldrs tank turned over injuring the crew and damaging the tk. and the remainder did not arrive until about 0600hrs. The Regt was therefore allowed to go into reserve in the Bde Gp. This gave most of the morning for organisation, for crew comds to get their maps ready and to be put into the picture of the battle, which was most necessary and welcome. All B vehs not yet in our possession, which included fitters and medical half tracked vehs and Jeeps, were taken over during the hours of darkness of the previous night from 2nd Northants Yeo. This take over of posns and vehs from 2nd Northants Yeo took place in the area ATHIS 9127;- FLERS 8620;- LANDIGOU 9320. At about 1200hrs the Regt advanced along the Centre Line as reserve Regt of 159 Inf Bde Gp. The other Regts of this Bde Gp being 3rd R.T.R., 4th K.S.L.I. and 1st Herefords. The other Regts in the Div, 23rd Hussars, 2nd F.F. Yeo., 8 R.B., and 1st Monmouths were grouped in 29 Armd Bde Gp. for this particular operation. In little more than 5 days therefore, the Regt with no previous warning had been moved overseas, re-equipped with entirely fresh equipment and taken over a new role in a fresh formation and taken its place in the battle, which it had for so long been wishing to do. The difficulties of all this very rapid movement and equipping and of taking on a new role amongst strange people inevitably had its effect and for some time it is doubtful if the Regt performed as well as it was capable of doing.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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