| 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: 83 Field Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. R.E.H. Hudson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | An offensive Arty Policy was adopted and numerous V and U Tgts as well as Bombards on HBs were engaged. Considerable HF tasks were also carried out. Sp given to Inf in patrol activity. 158 Bde role was defence of Main axis to NIJMEGEN. Enemy shelled main road particularly near 330 and 329 Bty posns and in village of ST OEDENRODE daily until about 9 Oct. Shelling resumed again 12 Oct. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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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