| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | By nightfall our tps were along ZUIDWILLEMSVAART CANAL facing the town with a bridgehead over the canal into the centre of the town in area 327462. The attack was mounted speedily when the enemy was still disorganised and achieved great success. The Div Comd was exceptionally pleased with the arty sp given which he stated enabled the Inf to carry out their job with astonishingly light casualties. The 1 E. Lancs reached the town without one cas. |
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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