| 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: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. H. Abel Smith |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | CO left at 1500 hrs for BRUSSELS en route for England to attend a conference to discuss the future of the Household Cavalry etc. It had become apparant during the last two days that the German Armd Colns had found their way through the thin US line in the Ardennes and were now rather out on their own and approaching the Meuse. The fog of war had descended on news from the Battle Front and apparently the powers that be were just as much in the dark as the ordinary soldier. At 1900 hrs 2 I.C. was ordered to go to get orders from the Armd Comd and the Regt was put under orders to move immediatly. B Sqn who were some 25 miles away on the other side of the river was ordered independently by Div to move to 2 HCR's area WATERSCHEI. |
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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