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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
11   Quiet day for "A" and "C" Sqns. B Sqn started in counter bty work against the guns which remained silent. Typhoons shot up the Rlwy guns. It was anticipated that the guns would open up at night, the first 88 mm firing at 21 hrs, so "stonking" was carried out all night to the tune of 150 rpg. Civ in GHENT reported that it was the quietest night they had had since the occupation.

Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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