| 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: 3rd R. Tks. | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. DAH Silvertop, MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 2130 | CO's conference. 29 Armd Bde on two routes. R - 3 R Tks, L - 2 FFY.Obj. to push on to R.SOMME - to prevent enemy establishing def. posn there.Objective; - ETREPAGNY 5596Enemy Inf; -, Nothing definite known. Appreciated enemy will fight strong rearguard actions;-Own tps;- On right 8 Armd Bde, On left - not know.Method. 3 R Tks will adv 1 up. B Sqn leading, A left, C right.H Bty will bring funs fwd when line TOURNAI(4983) - GIVIERES (5281) is reached. G Coy will follow in rear. MO's travel rear of Motor Coy.B Sqn will cross S.L. PANILLEUSE (4680) - TILLY (4879) at 0700hrs 29 Aug.44. |
Source: 11th Armoured Division.
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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