| 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: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | N.T.R. on our own front. 'C' Sqn relieved 'A' Sqn in the BOXMEER – SAMBEEK sector. 'D' Sqn relieved 'B' Sqn in the VORTUM sector. Slight advances are made on all Allied fronts further South. Gen Patton's 3 US Army is reported to have reached the SAAR RIVER South of MERZIG. This places him just inside GERMANY and on the edge of the SIEGFRIED LINE. 7 US Army under Gen Patch succeeds in widening the STRASBOURG corridor and the French 1st Army under Gen De Tassigny advances further Northwards. Fine. Good visibility. The following Officers who recently joined the Regt are posted to Sqns as follows:- 2/Lt. R.A. Gatehouse (recovered from wound received in FRANCE) – 'D' Sqn; 2/Lt. W. Young – 'A' Sqn; 2/Lt. E.W. Youngman, DCM – 'D' 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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