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
	23		At about 2230hrs. last night the E. Yorks, on our right, reported that an enemy patrol about 12 strong, had crossed the river at VIERLINGSBEEK and was heading North. The E. Yorks failed to contact them and 'A' Sqn sent out a patrol to cut them off. However, the enemy was not seen again and at about mid-night the sound of a motor boat was heard lower down the river, which may have been the patrol returning. The German c/offensive is still being held in the North, but in the South it continues to make progress. The American Third Army is now counter-attacking North from LUXEMBOURG. Fine, but hazy.

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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