| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | A conference was held at Bn. HQ during which a plan was given to take the village area 6800 and ECKEREN 6802, this battle to take place 11/12 Sep, and one hour after its start 160 Bde would advance on the right through FORT DE MERXEM to the wooded area 720030. In order to make this bn attack, 'C' Coy had to be withdrawn from the sluice gates posn. This took place on the night 10/11, whereupon 'C' Coy went into reserve using unoccupied buildings in 'D' Coys area. |
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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