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

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	30		The fine weather continues, but "Meuse Force" or "The Royals Gp" breaks up. For 18 days the Regiment has been responsible for he line of the R. MAAS from excl CUIJK to incl SAMBEEK – extended to VORTUM as from 14 Nov. This covered a distance of 8 or 9 miles as the crow flies and (allowing for the many bends in the river) covered a river frontage of about 12 miles or more. Details of the units under comd and in support have been given. W.e.f. 0800 hrs this morning, Inns of Court Regt, 63 A.Tk Regt and 91 A.Tk Regt ceased to be under comd 3 (Br) Div and left the area. The area formerly held by The Royals Gp now comes under comd 185 Bde, which moved its H.Q. to WANROIJ. The Royals accordingly come under comd 185 Bde w.e.f. 0800 hrs this morning. The front, along the bank of the river is now held as follows :- On the right 2 Warwicks cover the area VORTUM – VIERLINGSBEEK (They relieved 'D' Sqn in the VORTUM area this morning. 'D' Sqn came back to rest in the area of MILL). The BOXMEER – SAMBEEK area is the responsibility of The Royals with to Dutch Coys under comd. (The Dutch Platoons in BEUGEN and OEFFELT moved this morning to join the remainder of their Coys in BOXMEER and SAMBEEK). The areas BEUGEN and OEFFELT are held by 2 K.S.L.I. and on the left 1 Norfolk hold the remainder of the river line as far North as (excl) CUIJK. Nothing of importance occurred during the day, but last night an enemy patrol, which had crossed the river somewhere South of CUIJK attacked the billet of a standing patrol of the Inns of Court. They appeared to attack from the West, surprised the guard and captured him and two O.R's sleeping in a shed. They then entered the billet and fired a LMG, wounding 1 O.R. Fire was returned and they made a lightening getaway, but not before they had bazookaed a Daimler Armd C. 'C' Sqn is now the only Sqn of The Royals operating and remain in the BOXMEER – SAMBEEK sector. 25 Fd Regt, RA, have now moved from the sector. Arty support now provided by 7 Fd Regt, RA.

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

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