| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1100 | C.O. gave orders to Sqn Ldrs only. He explained the general plan for an attack by 12 Corps (7 Armd 15 (S) 51 (H) and 53 (W) Div to take place on Sun 22 Oct. Plan for Regt (orders to be given later) was to follow through when the inf attack by 71 & 160 Inf Bdes had broken the crust of enemy resistance. One inf bn in Armd vehs was to support the Regt. 340 A/Tk Bty came under comd of the Regt. CO visited Div 1600 hrs. |
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.
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