| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | In ANTWERP further attempts to enlarge the bridgehead over the canal and to complete the bridge were unsuccessful due to increasing enemy resistance. It was therefore decided to withdraw 11 Armd Div from ANTWERP commencing 8 Sep and to hand over the town to 12 Corps, 231 Bde remaining temporarily in the town passing to comd 7 Armd Div when the latter arrive. |
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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