| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAASTRICHT | 23 | The long trek continued next morning – wheels leading at 1000 hrs – followed by the transporters. Route LOUVAIN – DIEST – HASSELT – MAASTRICHT. All went well & by 1900 hrs all tanks were safely in. The Bn had thus done 180 miles, all except 40 on its tracks without losing a single tank. The Bn thus crossed the MEUSE for the first time & were placed in 12 Corps under command 9th US Army; with a counter attack role. The Bn was once more in billets at WIJK a suburb of MAASTRICHT. |
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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