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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: 53rd Reconnaissance Regiment
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. L. Williams
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
RESSEN 6967 7 0800 C.O. & Sqn Ldrs left for RESSEN. Wireless contact was maintained throughout over a distance of 45 miles. C.O. received orders for the occupation of a reserve defended locality in rear of 71 and 160 Inf Bdes and 508 U.S. Para Regt in area RESSEN. One Sqn to occupy posn on RHEIN in area LENT 7264.

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.