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
	21		On our right 8 Inf Bde took over from 9 Inf Bde. East Yorks Regt now on our immediate right instead of East Lancs. The position regarding the lock-gates at SAMBEEK is still unsolved, but the R.E's now have the matter in hand. The level of the R. MAAS is now almost normal but low ground still remains flooded. At mid-day 'A' Sqn sent out a patrol on the “thickly wooded island" front of their positions from which been some S.A. fire. The patrol was fired on by S.A. fire before they reached the woods. Later, another patrol approached the wood from another direction and found no one there. An L.O. from 76 Fd Regt R.A. came to stay at RHQ. Further South the Germans continue to advance. They are being checked in their drive in the North to LIEGE and the R. MEUSE, but in the Southern sector of the advance they are closing round BASTOGNE. 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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