| 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: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.R.H. Davies |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HESTERSTRAT | 3 | NEDERWEERT lies about 2 miles NE of WEERT on the North side of the NEDER CANAL. The Bn relieved the Scots Greys, an Armd Bn of the 4th Armd Bde who were holding a defensive line along the banks of the canal with a bridgehead at WEERT held by the KRRC. The Bn was dispoed 2 up, right No 2 Sqn left No 3 Sqn, No 1 Sqn in reserve. Bn HQ at HEISTERSTRATT 5900. The enemy were in some force on the South bank of the canal with snipers scattered in houses, pillboxes etc. The Recce Tp carried out patrols up & down the canal bank. |
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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