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
	31		15 (S) Div commences to counter-attack the enemy in the Northern sector, but otherwise there is little activity. At about 1600 hrs Brig Carver, DSO, MC, visited the C.O. and informed him of certain new dispositions about to be made and gave him further orders for the Regt. 53 Div are about to come over from 12 Corps to 8 Corps to assume responsibility for the area between WEERT and MAESEYCK (158 Bde arrived today and concentrated in the area of BREE). 7 US Armd Div will then be withdrawn from this area to operate North of WEERT. Meanwhile 'A' Sqn sends out patrols to operate along the Canal approximately West of GRATHEM to maintain contact between 2 K.R.R's on their left and 1 Belgian Bde on their right. Contact is made with 4 R.H.A., who arrange to give artillery support. 'B' Sqn sends out patrols further South opposite R. MEUSE in the area of OPHOVEN. Both Sqns have patrols out during the night. 'A' Sqn's L.O. remains with 4 C.L.Y. and 'D' Sqn continues in reserve. Dull. Moderate visibility.

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

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