| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 23 H lead adv NORTH via GELDROP to area NUENEN – GERWEN 4924 EAST of EINDHOVEN. 'B' Sqn group leading meet by A. Tk and tank fire from GERWEN and held up. 'A' Sqn group lead round via NEDERWETTEN 4624 and again held up short of GERWEN X rds. 'C' Sqn group patrol EAST towards STIPHOUT and bump up to 5 Panthers of which they destroy 2 without loss. Established there are up to 13 Panthers in area of which 8 at GERWEN, belonging to 107 Pz Bde, which had orders to recapture EINDHOVEN. This counterattack beaten off. Enemy withdrew during night to HELMOND. 1 OR KIA. Lt. Garai & 9 ORs wounded. |
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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