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 WAR DIARY
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INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY		 Army Form C.2118
Unit: HQ 30 Corps Tps Engrs
Month and Year: August 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. R.E. Black RE
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
NORMANDY 1 1730 CRE Company Comds conference.
1-15   Companys engaged upon maintenance of roads in the Corps area & clearance of mines on roads and leaguers.
2 2359 75 Rd. Con. Coy. R.E. reverts from u/c CRE.
2 1730 CRE C.C.C.
3 1730 CRE C.C.C.
4 1000 HQ moved to PARFOURU L’ECLIN T7564.
4 1730 CRE C.C.C.
5   Formation cleared routes thro’ VILLERS BOCAGE.
5 1730 CRE C.C.C.
6 1130 HQ moved to COULVAIN T7555.
6   Formation cleared routes thro’ AUNAY-SUR-ODON.
6 1730 CRE C.C.C.
7   Clearance of AUNAY S. ODON.
7 1730 CRE C.C.C.
8 1730 CRE C.C.C.
9 1730 CRE C.C.C.
10 1730 CRE C.C.C.
11   Formation starts drainage of AUNAY SUR ODON.
11 1730 CRE C.C.C.
12   Formation on drainage of AUNAY SUR ODON.
12 1730 CRE C.C.C.
13 1730 CRE C.C.C.
14 1730 CRE C.C.C.
15 0930 HQ moved to DANVOU T8045.
15 1730 CRE C.C.C.
16 1200 11 Fd Coy placed u/c CRE 11 Armd Div.
16 2200 Liaison Offrs briefing.
16-20   Formation working on maintenance routes tho’ much obstructed by volume of traffic. Coys unofficially in support of 11 Armd Div who used them to build certain Bailey bridges over rivers before the Div had crossed.
17   HQ moved to point 183 T9337.
17 1300 CRE C.C.C.
17 1700 Rec’d 30 Corps Admin Inst’n No. 113.
17 1800 1 hour fairly heavy shelling of point 183.
17 2359 78 Rd. Con. Coy. placed u/c CRE.
17 2359 269 Coy Pioneer Corps placed u/c CRE.
18 1600 HQ moved to TAILLEBOIS T9826.
18 2000 CRE C.C.C.
19 1700 HQ moved to MESNIL GONDUIN U0621.
19 1800 629 Fd. Sqdn. placed u/c C.R.E.
19 2000 CRE C.C.C.
19 2359 11 Fd. Coy. revert to u/c C.R.E.
20 2100 CRE C.C.C.
21 0900 Lt.Col. RE Black R.E. assumed temp. appont’t “G.1 Seine” under C.E. 30 Corps.
21 0900 Major B.S. Armitage R.E. assumed comd of Corps Troops Engineers.
21 0930 HQ moved to MONLINS (ARGENTAN) U2321.
21 2000 A/CRE C.C.C.
21 2359 629 Fd. Sqdn. Revert from u/c CRE.
21-31   Formation “backing up” Divs on the Corps axes of advance widening & maintaining roads.
22   Cleared two way routes thro’ ARGENTAN.
23 1100 HQ moved to ORGERES Q5945.
23 1600 A/CRE C.C.C.
24 1200 Rec’d C.E. 30 Corps Operation Inst’n 13 (“Loopy”).
24 2359 Platoon of 210 revert to comd 210 Fd Coy.
25 1800 A/CRE C.C.C. 269 Coy. P.C. revert from u/c CRE.
26 2100 A/CRE C.C.C. 78 Rd Con Coy revert from u/c CRE.
27 2000 A/CRE C.C.C.
28 0315 HQ moved to DOUAINS R4068.
28 1200 Lt.Col. RE Black R.E. reassumes comd. of Corps Engrs.
28 2100 CRE C.C.C. Platoon of 210 u/c 8 Armd Bde.
SEINE 29 1000 HQ moved to BOIS JEROME R5073.
29 1700 Rec’d CE Operation Inst’n 13 (“Supercharge II”).
29 2359 209 Fd. Coy. placed in support 11 Armd Div.
N. FRANCE 30 1000 HQ moved to NEUGLES R6393.
30   Formation assisted with approaches to SEINE bridge.
30 1400 Rec’d 30 Corps Admin. Inst’n No 114.
30 2359 11 Fd. Coy. placed in support Guards Armd. Div.
31 1300 HQ moved to HEBECOURT M0750.

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Source: Jeroen Niels, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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