| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 51 H Div which had been in Army Gp Reserve to South of LIEGE moved a Bde West and took over the protection of HUY br and the River to the East of HUY. Elts of 6 Airborne Div became responsible for NAMUR. 2 HCR with under comd 11 Fd Coy RE (30 Corps Tps RE) were responsible for the protection of River Meuse excl. NAMUR to excl HUY but incl the American br at ARDENNE. B Sqn were therefore drawn into reserve in their HQ area. C Sqn were releived of the liaison contacts with the Americans which they had done for ten days.Their cars had covered a very large mileage averaging 70 miles a day but the information they collected was invaluable and for a time was the only source of infm 30 Corps had of the doings of the Americans. |
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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