| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1530 | approx. DCLI with "C" Sqn. in support crossed their start line near NEIDERHEIDE and pushed on successfully to their objective at HOCKHEIDE, the DCLI establishing a road block on the main rd. NE from GEILENKIRCHEN – BRUGGERHOF. Meanwhile the Worcs. although successfully reaching RISCHDEN and later TRIPSRATH were having their advance slowed up, and it later transpired that their leading elements were preceded into RISCHDEN by TSM Parkin’s Troop ("A" Sqn.). |
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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