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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
24 1500 CO ordered to 71 Bde HQ 500489 to meet Div Cmdr. Given task with 4 RWF of clearing woods area 3946-4046-4441 which had not been combed during adv. Saw CRE and arranged for br to be constructed at CORSO 390472 to cross canal. A Sqn made minor contact during day and took some PW. B Sqn nothing to report. Appendix ‘E’

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

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