| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | The other Company 'B' were to take part in the Monmouth attack and their job was to be, to take an isolated block of flats to the North of the town, and about 700 yards out. The whole key to the situation was bridges and docks and the enemy had to be prevented from doing more damage than he had already. He had successfully blown a number of bridges, others had been left standing complete. He had already attempted to blow 'D' Companies Iock gates, but had not been entirely successful, and the water was still held. It was expected that the enemy would make another attempt to blow the lock gates, and as 'D' Company moved up to re-inforce the Monmouthshires a counter-attack on this position was already in full swing. 'D' Company arrived in time to drive the enemy back and by dark were on one side of the lock gates and the enemy on the other. |
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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