| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Due to civ rep that numerous enemy pockets were in area the Regt was ordered into GHENT to eliminate any chance of the enemy re-occupying the city. "B" Sqn now under Comd of 131 Bde and remained at the cross rds 115670. 1/6 Queens were holding the br at GAVERE 1366. The remainder of the Regt leaguered near the rlwy station for the night, less RHQ who moved into the Cathedral Sq for close co-operation with BHQ 1/5 Queens. During the night "B" Sqn left Tp on the X rds with 1/6 Queens unfortunately an enemy force came out from NAZARETH and "brewed up" 1 Cromwell but retired after a second tp opened fire. "B" Sqn passed under Comd of 15 Scottish Div. |
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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