| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1350 | A & B Sqns (each 1 Tp 340 Bty under comd) followed by C Sqn & RHQ. Route OSS 4754 – GEFFEN 4352 along the rd S of rly thence across rly to KRUISSTRAAT. Unfortunately the roads had not been properly cleared and the leading troops were frequently held up by Echelon tpt. A Sqn eventually made contact with 2 Mons at KRUISSTRAAT 3850 at 1500 hrs. They were immediately [in..ed?] in a battle with some inf who had not been mopped up. They found the road blocked by mines and by inf in two houses armed with bazookas. Lt Nolan’s troop cleared the houses taking eight PW and removed the mines. |
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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