| 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 Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Sir J.G. Carew-Pole |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1600 | At 1600 hrs the Battalion halted in the suburbs of BRUSSELS, and the Brigadier gave orders for the Brigade to move in. The 2nd Devons were to be in the very centre of the tovm covering the main exits. Such was the welcome that we got when we reached there, that it was not until after 2200 hrs that companies were able to organise themselves into defensive positions. It seemed for BRUSSELS at any rate that the war had been forgotten, and the population was bent on giving British troops as good a time as possible. |
Source: 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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