| 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: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.E. Swetenham |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the field | 1-6 | Regiment in OPOETEREN 543765. Individual training continued. No operational role. | ||
| 5 | Lieut-General B.G. Horrocks, CB, DSO, MC, Comd 30 Corps, visited the regiment and addressed all Squadron Leaders. | |||
| 7 | Regiment moved to BROEKSITTARD 7168 u/c 131 Inf Bde. | |||
| 8 | 'A' Squadron moved to GANGELT 7767 in sp 9 DLI. | |||
| 17 | 'B' Squadron relieved 'A' Squadron at GANGELT in sp 9 DLI. | |||
| 21 | Regiment moved to MUNSTERGELEEN 6866 in Div Res. Operational role – Counter-attack if necessary. | See Appx 'C' | ||
| 31 | 'B' Sqn at WENTRAHEN 7065. |
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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