WO 171/1255 - 4 Grenadier Guards - October 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: 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
	16		Very heavy rain during the night made the going very sticky indeed. The main obstacle to tank progress was the MOLENBEEK, a dyke some 25 ft across. This was to be bridged by a troop of AVREs, supported by No 2 Sqn with flails sweeping the routes to it. The AVREs did not succeed in bridging the gap adequately & no tanks were able to cross to help the infantry. After some time a bridge layer put down a proper bridge but when the first troop went across it was bogged on the far side. No 3 Sqn in reserve was then sent round by the main road into 185 Bde area & was ordered to be prepared to cross by a bridge there. The bridge broke down & No 3 harboured our side of the MOLENBEEK. No 1 & 2 Sqn & Bn HQ withdrew slightly & harboured North of the MOLENBEEK in the woods. Shelling & mortaring were at times heavy & mines were plentiful.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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