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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: HQ 30 Corps
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.-Gen. B.G.Horrocks, CB, MC
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
6   Gds Armd Div advanced from BRUSSELS – LOUVAIN to seize bridges overALBERT CANAL. All bridges were found demolished and the enemy was found in some strength at the bridge sites. A bridgehead was established at 234571 and a Class 40 bridge was begun.

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.