| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Regt moved at 0630 hrs to a pt two miles NE of UDENHOUT 2037 and grouped with I Coy 1 RB and G Bty 5 RHA. Regtl gp moved at 1130 hrs directed on DONGEN 0639. Recce patrols were sent to report on the centre line. Adv held up owing to enemy in the woods at 1239 and 135396. Recce lost 1 honey by Bazooka and B Sqn lost two tks. The night was spent in the area FM 157382. |
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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