| 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: First Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | While the Bn was at VALHOUN, one sec of Carrs went fwd to recce the area of TANGRY and SAINS bringing back 148 prisoners and reporting the area clear. The Bn then moved towards their objective which was SAINS. The CO preceeding the column in order to prepare lay out of his Bn area. 15 mins after arrival, the CO and his command gp were fired upon by MGs and snipers, also a 75 mm A tk Gun, which destroyed one Jeep and 2 M/Cs. Command Gp after fighting fiercely for half an hour, withdrew into the village of TANGRY fighting all the way. The situation was saved by the arrival of 'D' Coy led by Major Lake, who were pushed round the right flank and occupied a position on the North side of the village. 'A' Coy then assumed station on the left of 'D' Coy facing North and West. 'C' Coy assumed responsibility for the West and Southern approaches to the village, while 'B' Coy occupied a reserve posn on the south side. The task of the bn was to cover the roads from north and west of SAINS to prevent the enemy breaking out of the pocket, which included the coastal strip around LE HAVRE. A determined gp of snipers remained in the centre of the village in some houses there, defying all efforts to push them out until they finally withdrew during the night. |
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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