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

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	8		Ever since the evacuation of the civilians from BOXMEER, SAMBEEK and the other villages on the West bank of the R. MAAS, no civilian has been allowed in these areas without a pass. This afternoon 6 civilians were apprehended in the BOXMEER area, 4 by a patrol of 'B' Sqn and 2 by the M.P's. One of them attempted to evade capture by the 'B' Sqn patrol which fired a sharp salvo from a Sten gun over his head. He was shortly afterwards secured. None of the 6 civilians had a pass and were sent were back to RHQ where they were passed on to Brigade for interrogation. There have been little changes on the other sectors of the Western front. In the East the Russians, who have crossed the the DANUBE S. of BUDAPEST have now reached the Eastern shore of LAKE BALATON and at some points are only 45 miles from the AUSTRIAN border. Fine and good visibility during most of the day.

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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