| 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: 'G' Branch, Main HQ, 79 Armd Div | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Maj. Gen. Sir P.C.S. Hobart, KBE CB DSO MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAZARETH near GHENT | 8 | Op ‘Switchback’ (to clear the Southern bank of the Scheldt). Following units of this Div took part:- 5 ARE, Sqn Flails, Sqn ARE, Sqn Crocodiles, Sqn DD Shermans. | ||
| 10 | 1000 | Main Div HQ moved to GRAVENWEZEL near ANTWERP. | ||
| GRAVENWEZEL near ANTWERP | 18 | 79 Armd Div Staff List No. 2 issued. | Appx ‘A’ | |
| 26 | Op ‘Vitality’ (object to clear the enemy from ZUID BEVELAND peninsula and secure causeway leading to WALCHEREN Island) in which following units of the Div took part:- 11 R Tks, 5 ARE less 77 Sqn, ‘B’ Sqn Staffs Yeo. | |||
| 26 | 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 1 issued. | Appx ‘C’ | ||
| 27 | GOC visited C-in-C 21 Army Gp. Amendment No. 1 to 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 1 issued. | Appx ‘D’ | ||
| 28 | GOC visited Second Army. | |||
| 30 | C-in-C, 21 Army Gp, visited this HQ. | |||
| 30 | Amendment No. 1 to 79 Armd Div Staff List No. 2 issued. | Appx ‘E’ |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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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