| 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: 2nd Bn The Lincolnshire Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. C.L. Firbank |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1100 | 2SP A tk Guns from 45 tk Bty Ra moved up to engange enemy in house 769458 but before that could get into action the house had been set on fire by 3"mortars and 37 mm guns of "B"Sqn 3 Recce. Several enemy were seen to leave the building and withdraw towards river MEUSE. "B" Sqn 3 Recce were withdrawn from OEFFELT. Disposition of battalion in OEFFELT was "B'and "D"coys with FOO 33 Fd Regt RA - 2 sections Carriers 1 section Mortars - 1 section A tk platoon. The rest of the battalion remained in HAPS. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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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