| 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: 5 Royal Tank Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.A. Holliman |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHENT | 7 | Following civ reports that enemy had withdrawn to the northern part of the city and were not S of the E to W canal on the Northern edge, part of "A" Sqn + "C” Sqn with a Coy of Queens entered the city. The remainder of "A" Sqn at LAETHAM ST LATHAM collected further PsW. There was no provision by Bde for disposal and at 2200 hrs a very restive, hungry collection of 450 PsW were evacuated under escort of tks to AUDNARDE PsW cage. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, 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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