| 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Moved off from X rds 5248 as ordered through GACE and onto LA-TRINITE-DES-LAITIERS clearing wooded country 1000yds each side of road. A slow, tiresome and laborious business. Very few enemy encountered. In afternoon 50 Div who had been resting came forward and took over from us in area LA-TRINITE-DES-LAITIERS and whole Div moved in a South Easterly direction. Regt leagered in area South of ECHAUFFOUR 6241. Rained hard at intervals during the day. |
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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