| 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: 23rd Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.P. HARDING, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VILVORDE - MALINES - ANTWERP | 4 | 23 H on right, 3 RTR on left advance to ANTWERP. Route via VILVORDE 6764 - MALINES 7174 (1000 hrs) - CONTICH 6986 to rly line 6891 - 6991. Hold up by 88 mortar fire but 3 RTR entered, almost unopposed, across the main bridge into the city which had been saved by the Resistance and pushed right through to the dock area. Withdrew at 1800 hrs to harbour at CONTICH whilst 159 Inf Bde cleared enemy posns. 2/Lt. R.H. Evans and 3 ORs K.I.A. | Sheet 45, Sheet 23 and 33. |
Source: 11th Armoured Division.
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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