| 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: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Maj. C.M.F. Deakin |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0730 | The flails march down the main MEIJEL road at dawn to clear the minefield at 698083. It was hoped that the Recce Regt could then pass through & reach the canal. The enemy were once more presumed to have gone long before they did. No 3 Sqn less 2 Tps supported the flails. Opposition on the minefield was very heavy & all flails were eventually knocked out. No 3 Sqn had 3 tanks disabled suffering two ORs killed. The tanks did get back but all futher operations were then called off. |
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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