WO 171/840 - 1 Royal Dragoons - October 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: The Royal Dragoons
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	29		At 0900 hrs 4 Armd Bde (Less 2 K.R.R.C., The Greys and 'D' Sqn) left the present theatre of operations to go over to the Eastern sector of the front where the enemy were still attacking. The Bde is to come under the command of 8 Corps (Gen. O'Connor) and the C.O. attended a conference at Corps HQ in the morning. The Regt concentrated in the area between WEERT and MAESEYCK with RHQ at MOLENBEERSEL. The Bde is to be in reserve, prepared to counter-attack in the event of an enemy break-through. The position here is that the enemy have attacked in some strength across the DEURNE CANAL. The attack is in the nature of a three-pronged drive, probably directed against HELMONDE. It was the appearance of 9 Pz Div and (probably) 15 Pz Gr Div as well in this area which tended to show that the attack might be of a serious nature. Further South a force of Bn Romansky were attacking across the CANAL DU NORD towards WEERT, while further South again another force consisting of 2 Luftwaffe Fortress Battalions are attacking Westwards from ROERMOND. L.O's from the Regt are sent out as follows:- 'C' Sqn to 44 R.T.R., 'A' Sqn to 4 C.L.Y. Fine. Good visibility,

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

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