| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0900 | The Commanding Officer held an O Group. See Appendix "A" for orders issued. The Regiment was to support 214 Bde in a limted attack due east from GILLRATH, "A" Sqn on right with SLI having NEIDERHEIDE as their objective, "C" in centre with 5 DCLI with HOCHEIDE and BRUGGERHOF as their objectives and "B" Sqn on the left with 1 Worc having RISCHDEN and TRIPSRATH as their objective. Attack dependent upon 84 US Div gaining high ground south and south east of GEILENKIRCHEN first and designed to push out enemy holding GEILENKIRCHEN and cut their escape route N.E. |
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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