| 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: 13/18 Hussars (QMO) | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. V.A.B. Dunkerly |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 2000 | The Airborne Bridgehead over the NEDER RIJN is to be reinforced to-night by the 4 Dorsets from 130 Bde plus the balance of the Polish Para. The story goes that there are about only 1000 Airborne tps left in the bridgehead which is about 4 miles West of ARNHEM, that about 2000 have been captured, and the remainder out of a possible 8000 killed except for about 350 wounded. The enemy is in occupation of ARNHEM itself (mostly SS Tps, Marines and German Home Guard) the bridge which is still intact, and the dropping zone. The tps are therefore running very short of amn and supplies. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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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