WO 171/969 - 7 Field Regiment - October 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 7 FD Regt RA
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. N.P.H. Tapp

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	13		9 and 185 Bdes are passing through with H hr 0730 hrs. Axis of 9 Bde is OVERLOON – KLEINDORP – VENRAIJ. Axis of 185 Bde is OVERLOON – BRABANDER – VENRAIJ. We are prepared to fire barrage and concentrations in support. Tac HQ was established between LACTERIA and OVERLOON. 61 Med Regt were on call through rep at Tac HQ. We are fighting Para Bn Paul who are said to have a few tanks in support. Infantry of 185 Bde made a good start under heavy mortar fire and against slight ground opposition. The progress of 9 Bde was rather slower. The enemy held church in VENRAIJ gave good command of the battle area, this was attacked by typhoons and 61 Med Regt obtained 19 hits on the tower. At last light 185 Bde had cleared the woods to the South of OVERLOON. A new plan is devised for the following day.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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