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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: The Royal Dragoons
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
17   Operation "Garden" commenced at 1400 hrs. 1 British Airborne Div landed at ARNHEM, 82 U.S. Airborne Div at NYMEGEN and 101 U.S. Airborne Div at GRAVE. Weather was fine and cloudy. 'A', 'C' and 'D' Sqns joined their parent units - 15/19 Hussars, Sherwood Rangers and 44 R.T.R. respectively, in readiness to advance with them the following day. 'B' Sqn and RHQ were to remain behind with H. Q. Rear Corps, as local defence on the march. The weather deteriorated during the afternoon and rain set in which continued all night.

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

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