| 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: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Main interest, and some anxiety, is still centred round the German c/offensive. The estimated German strength employed has now risen to 16 Divs including 8 Pz Divs with a total of about 800 tanks. Most of the reserve 6 Panzer Army is said to have been committed with the exception of 2 Pz Corps and one other Corps. The Germans claim 10,000 PsW. The Americans claim 2,500 PsW. While the front is, as yet, by no means stabilised, American counter-measures are now beginning to have effect and despatches today are in a more optimistic tone. Fine but very misty. |
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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