| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NISTELRODE | 29 | Regt had orders to cut main rd HEEST – s’HERTOGENBOSCH in area PAPENDIJK 4350. Difficulty was experienced in crossing the BARRIERE WETTERING canal but after careful recce 2 Tps of "B" Sqn crossed the br at 423472 and moved Northwards towards rd. "C" Sqn received orders to return to NISTELRODE and deal with enemy making a nuisance of themselves at LAGEWIST 4749 and GROES 4650 their plan being to drive them on to "B" Sqns 2 Tps. |
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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