| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Regt moved to take position in LOOSBRECK "B" Sqn moved into the village and covered the installation of RHQ and "G" Bty 5 RHA. "A" Sqn proceeded to area RUKVEN 4344 and established patrols at 412440 - 413455 covering area SW. 5 Tp under Capt Babbage organised a foot patrol of 6 men from the crews and covered a distance of 2000 yds in a NW direction 2 enemy inf were seen and in the pursuit which followed the patrol, on reaching 429488, found themselves in a Coy position. They killed 3 Bosche but One NCO was taken prisoner. The enemy reacted and started moving to this area. The patrol withdrew reporting Coy HQ at 429488 which was heavily "stonked". |
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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