| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0745 | Meanwhile No 1 Sqn had run into very heavy A/Tk gun fire on a minefield not previously reported & were totally unable to support the 2 plns of inf who had succeeded in reaching SCHAMS. Every effort was made to get through but after 8 tanks had been lost through mines or guns the remainder of the Sqn withdrew out of sight. |
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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