| 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: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. The Lord Tryon |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | At 0430 hrs the Bn was ordered to be ready to move at once to BELGIUM to take part in operations against the German counter offensive. The Bde who had been under 1st Canadian Corps now becomes under 30 Corps. The Recce Party left at 1030 hrs, the wheels at 1300 hrs & the tks at 1500 hrs. The move was 46 miles – route HELMOND – WEERT – KINROY – BREE, crossing the Belgian frontier some few miles North West of BREE. |
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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