| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | The enemy had concentrated W of the Main canal and possessed several Fd Guns and 3 Rlwy Guns. 2 Tps of " B" Sqn were established on Canal bank at 201850 and 220880 and managed to get range bearings on the guns firing, G Bty 5 RHA opened up and silenced the guns for the rest of the day, but they opened up again at night on GHENT when counter bty fire was unable to be carried out as close leaguer had been formed. Meanwhile "C" Sqn were completely across the Swing Br and with the 1/6 Queens cleared the factory area in 190822 2 Tps of A Sqn moved across the same br this being the only means of crossing to the northern part of the town and moving E continued to support the 15 Scottish Div. The Bosche fought hard necessitating knocking down houses one by one with 75 mm. The enemy pulled out to the 85 Northing grid at night and PsW were taken. |
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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