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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: 2 H.C.R.
Month and Year: November 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer:
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
25   B Sqn moved over the Maas into Corps reserve to under comd 8 Armd Bde to area NUTH 6959 which was back into Holland. They formed part of a force called Foxforce set up as a reserve against enemy counter-attacks from the GEILENKIRCHEN - WURM area.
An intensive course for newly arrived Sp Tp personnel and also normal tp runs and trg commenced at the end of the month.
The chief thing one remembers about the month was the vile weather - the kindness of the peaople in the billeting area and the goodness of the billets especially of the schools which were taken over.

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.