WO 171/424 - 3 Infantry Division Postal Unit - November 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: 3 Br Inf Divisional Postal Unit
Month and Year: November 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer:

Place	Date	Summary
North-West Europe	1-31	Mail arrivals normal except as otherwise stated. When mails not received it is due to the fact that they were not available at either Corps or Army Postal Units.
	1	New mail schedule adjustment. Air and newspapers arrive Corps 0830hrs.
	2	Ascertained Air lift 24 October 1944 forwarded by surface route.
	3	Services normal.
	4	"Royals" under command 3 Br Inf Div. Mail supplied. Outstanding Air lift 24 October 1944 duly received.
	5	Services normal.
	6	63 A/Tk Regt RA under command 3 Br Inf Div and Mail supplied.
	7-10	Services normal.
	11	No newspapers or Surface Mail received.
	12	All private outgoing unregistered postal traffic from 3 Br Inf Div requested by Base Censor.
	13-15	Services normal.
	16	All private outgoing unregistered postal traffic from 3 Br Inf Div requested by Base Censor. Slight accident to 3 tonner vehicle, removed to W/shops
	17-19	Services normal.
	20	All private outgoing unregistered postal traffic by 3 Br Inf Div requested by Base Censor. 3 Ton vehicle returned to service.
	21	Conference A.Q. - Christmas reinforcements for pressure period additional staff requested. 10 Postal workers to be withdrawn from within the Division, plus 2 extra 3 Ton vehicles with drivers.
	22-30	Postal traffic increasing otherwise services normal.

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Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Mia Litjens.

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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