| 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: 2 H.C.R. | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 63 A/Tk Regt (Oxfordshire Yeomanry) who were an anti/Tk Regt sent to 8 Corps to equip and 450 train came under comd. They were conc in area MILL 6545. They were able to put about 400 men on their feet and were therefore of tremendous help in stiffening the inf available to hold the front at night. Co disposed them by btys in Sqn areas and made them responsible for the perimeter of the villages in the area i.e. SAMBEEK, BOXMEER and OEFFELT. It was decided to move all the civilians who lived between the rly BOXMEER to CUYK and the Maas and to put a military control on all the crossings of this rly. The reason which prompted this decision were many (1) it would prevent any liaison between collaborationists and the civilians at night (2) It kept the enemy guessing as to our intentions and made him patrol for his infm (3) More inf were now available to assist in holding the sector (4) It protected civilian life Appx A 2 HCR security Instr No.1 | Appx A |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Mia Litjens.
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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