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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: 3rd Infantry Division
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer:
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
29 1500 GOC held an O Gp explaining 7 US Armd Div's plan and readjustment of bde gps, whereby 9 Bde were to withdraw covering tps from DEURNE at last light or on relief by US tps, two bns to be at one hrs notice to reoccupy the place if things went wrong with the US plan. One bn 185 Bde was similarly ordered to be ready to counter attack LIESEL. This confirmed in O.67 of 29 Sep. Appx 41

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

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