| 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 | 1700 | 23 tanks of the Regt. were now bogged and the Tech. Adjt. and the Bde. E.M.E. were on the spot working very hard to extricate them. Work of recovery went on during the night and by next morning a number had been removed. Sqns. were established for the night:- "A" Sqn – NEIDERHEIDE, "B" Sqn - RISCHDEN, "C" Sqn. – HOCKHEIDE, and RHQ by edge of wood just W. of NEIDERHEIDE. During the night there was considerable enemy shell fire and mortaring took place. |
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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