| 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: 2nd Bn. E. Yorks Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEMERT | 1 | Tpt assembled during the morning, and at 1215 hrs the bn left for the MALDEN (7055) area. All tps were warned for the probability of air attack, in view of the recent enemy attempts to strafe the 2nd Army’s supply routes through the NIJMEGEN corridor, but the journey was completed without incident. By 1600 hrs Bn HQ was est as 703549, and coys were in position along the line of the road from MALDEN to MOLENHOEK. 3 Br Inf Div was now concentrating in the MALDEN – HEUMEN area, prior to est a bridgehead on the East bank of the R. MAAS. The bridgehead was to incl MOOK 7252 and GENNEP 7846, and was to be gained by an op commencing North of MOOK – i.e. clearing the required area of the East bank, without making an assault crossing of the river. | Ref. Map Sht HOLLAND 1/100,000 Dht 5, GSGS Nº 2541 |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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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