| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOUVAIN | 21 | At 0630 hrs orders were given to move off once more; this time to LOUVAIN about 65 miles away. Wheels again led leaving at 0930 hrs, followed immediately by the tanks. The first half of the run via BOURG LEOPOLD – GHEEL across the Albert Canal went according to plan but a few miles North of AIRSCHOT the whole column was held up for 3 or 4 hours by transport of numerous divisions both American & British & the wheeled column did not arrive until 2030 hrs & the tanks until much later – one column of the latter driving down the BRUSSELS road. Once again everyone is under cover. The Bn was now under command 153 Bde of the 51st (H) Division. |
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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