| 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: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. G.K. Barker |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Operation Shears was a corps operation designed to destroy and clear all the enemy in the HEINSBERG pocket and then drive N.W. to link up with the British forces in the area of ROERMOND. The intention of the Regiment was to form mobile trains with the Glasgow Highlanders and later the 52 Recce Regt. and that they should break out from the "Gate" just N. of TRIPSRATH. Capture of SCHLEIDEN and then SCHAFHAUSEN dominating ERPEN. That would be done the first day and on D plus 1 the Regiment lesss "A" Squadron would be in support of the 52 Recce Regt. who would go through the villages NW of ERPEN as far as BRAUNSRATH and HONTEN while the 13/18 H and S.R.Y. together with their Infantry from 52 Div. having captured HEINSBERG on first day would drive on N.W. up the valley, and the Guards Armd. Div. carry out an attack due N. from area of SITTARD – GANGELT leaving the 7th Armd. Div. to take over the line previously held by the Gds. Armd. Div. |
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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