| 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: 7th Bn. The Hampshire Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. D.E.B. Talbot MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At about 0615 hrs under cover of heavy mist and heavy mortar and shell fire on the Bn area the enemy attempted to force a crossing of the NEDER RIJN opposite B Coy. The crossing was at once spotted by an OP in A Coy Area. This OP was in a house in full view of the enemy. Although severe casualties were inflicted by arty, mortar, MMG and LMG fire which was at once brought down a number of enemy succeeded in establishing themselves in the factory bldgs 663753 and to the East of it in a white house 666765. B Coy was ordered to attack and clear the area from the SW at 0825 hrs under cover of concentrations. By 0900 hrs B Coy had reached the NE corner of the factory where they were held up by hy MG fire from the bldgs on the far bank. The coy then pulled back while another arty conc was brought down on the ey posns. Meanwhile C Coy, Reserve coy, was ordered up to a posn from which an attack could be made on the ey posns from the East. By about 1100 hrs B Coy, although having est themselves in the West portion of the factory bldgs were unable to adv further once again being held up by very hy MG and mortar fire. Shortly afterwards C Coy was also seriously held up just short of the white house area. |
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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