| 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: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | During the night an enemy patrol approached 'A' Sqn's patrol on the Northern outskirts of HILVARENBEEK. It was engaged and dispersed. 'B' Sqn was released by 82 US Airborne Division and rejoined the Regt about 1200 hrs. 191 Fd Regt moved up into positions between MIDDELBEERS and HILVARENBEEK in support of the Regt. In the late afternoon 154 Bde (51 (H) Div) took over responsibility for the right hand sector of our front between OIRSCHOT 3124 and BEST 3726 and covering the Aerodrome. This made it possible to withdraw 'C' Sqn. |
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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