| 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. Yorkshire Regt | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 0630 | Bn HQ est FRESNES. Soon apparent that enemy had completely withdrawn from the vicinity of village. 1 S Lan R and 1 Suffolk were now fwd, to the SW of FRESNES, and later in day 9 Br Inf Bde moved into area LANDISACQ. Only scattered enemy encountered in whole area - these readily surrendered. Bn A1 tpt brought up during afternoon. |
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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