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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: 13/18th Royal Hussars (QMO)
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. The Earl of Feversham
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
20 0900 Lecture by Corps Comdr at HATTERT. General situation at the moment is that 2nd Army offensive has had to be further postponed, until the 1st Canadian Army clear the SCHELDT Estuary, thus enabling ANTWERP to become useable as a Port for supplies and also for further U.S. Reinforcements. This Operation is going slowly. 30 Corps meanwhile are holding the "Island", the REICHSWALD front and the Western approaches.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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