WO 171/1326 - 4 King's Shropshire Light Infantry - October 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 4 KSLI
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. M.R. Robinson

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	19		The RAP was hit by a Nebelwerfer bomb, killing Capt Pitt, wounding Capt Mearns and some others. Shelling and mortaring was normal through the day – being directed mainly on the CL which was still exposed on the South side as the US 7 Armd Div had not advanced as far East as was expected. During the night the Bn area was reorganized. D Coy was withdrawn through A Coy and moved into right rear position. A Coy took over right fwd position, but not as far forward as D Coys former positions. B Coy moved up on the left level with A Coy on the right. C Coy took over left rear posn, moving up in conformity. The Bn locality thus became more of a ‘box’, being more compact & rendering enemy infiltration much more difficult. Carrier Pl were moved in to the W. end of the village with the task of protecting the approach into the village.

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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