| 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: 4th Tk Bn Grenadier Guards | ||
| Month and Year: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.R.H. Davies |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Night is spent in assembly area near REVIERS, South East of GRAY-SUR-MER, and in due course the Bn was concentrated in orchards near ST MARTIN-DES-ENTRÉES, some 2 miles S.W. of BAYEUX, on the main BAYEUX – CAEN road. The Bn is at the moment living on 24 hour packs, containing concentrated meat pills etc. but changing after 48 hours to 14 man packs, which contain excellent rations. From now until the 28th July the Bn remains static, and the time is spent organising for battle, and in carrying out the welding of tracks on to the turrets and hulls, giving additional protection against A/Tk weapons. |
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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