| 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: 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.E. Swetenham |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Attack on s'HERTOGENBOSCH. H Hour 0630 hrs. Fire plan commenced at 2230 hrs (counter bty). A and C Sqns moved in sp their respective bns and crossed the start line at 0630 hrs. 'A' Sqn North of the rly, C Sqn South of the rly. For the first 1000 yds progress was good but shortly after this opposition was met by C Sqn and 3 tks were knocked out as a result of mines. 2 were knocked out by Bazookas. A Sqn made good progress along the North rd via HEECHEIND 398513 and KRUISSTRAAT 383508 and had one tk knocked out by an Anti-tk gun in the woods South of the Dyke but by 1630 hrs had reached KRUISSTRAAT 383508. Equally good progress was made South of the rly by C Sqn who came up level with A Sqn along the line of the KRUISSTRAATSCHE DIJK at the same time. During this adv on the whole front over 400 POW taken including a regtl and bn comd. At 1430 hrs 'B' Sqn in sp of 1 E Lancs were ordered to push fwd along the North rd through the A Sqn and 2 Mon position and exploit to ROSMALEN 3648. This op was held up and orders were given to pull back into posn for the night. During the night 22/23 Oct 1 E Lancs put in an attack on BRUGGEN 370503 and they succeeded in securing the houses at the Eastern end of the village. | See Appx 'D' |
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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