| 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: 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. G.K. Barker |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | The Regiment moved out of WINSSEN – in the morning, crossed over the NIJMEGEN bridge on to the Island — once again. Owing to the possibility of the enemy being able to flood a large portion of the Island, only 95 vehicles of the Regiment were allowed over; this meant that "A" and "B" Sqns. only had 15 tanks, "C" Sqn. 17 and the A1 Echelon only 6 lorries. We took over duties from S.R.Y. "A" Sqn. u/c 50 (N) Div. located at OOSTERHOUT – 50 Div. being responsible for the Eastern sector – N.E. of ELST - BEMMEL. RHQ at OOSTERHOUT again. "B" and "C" Sqns. u/c 101 U.S. Airborne Div. "C" Sqn. being located at ZETTEN ANDELST and having two tps. out on the "Western approaches", one u/c 327 Combat Team and one u/c 502 Combat Team. "B" Sqn. were located at HERVELD in Div. reserve liable to operate with 501 or 506 Combat Team to the North or North East. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, 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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