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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
12   Ground still muddy. Operation Shears postponed owing to weather. The Regiment would now operate with the 6th Cameronians of 156 Bde. instead of the Glasgow Highlanders who have moved up into the line. Officers and O.Rs of the 6th Cameronians visited the Regiment in the morning and after a short talk by the Commanding Officer they all had a look at the tanks.

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.