| 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 79 Armd Div | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Maj. Gen. Sir P.C.S. Hobart, KBE CB DSO MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EINDHOVEN, HOLLAND | 11 | Directive was issued to 'F' Wing detailing trials to be carried out. | Z1 | |
| 12 | 'F' Wing formed on 12 Dec 44. | |||
| 31 | Copies of:— | |||
| 31 | (i) “79 Armd Div Notes on Tactical & Technical Handling of DD Tanks” | Z2 | ||
| 31 | (ii) “79 Armd Div Notes on Employment of Buffaloes in Estuarial Crossings” | Z3 | ||
| 31 | (iii) “Aide de Memoire on 79 Armd Div Eqpts" | Z4 | ||
| 31 | (iv) "Notes for Comds on LVTs & Terrapins" | Z5 | ||
| 31 | are attached. These were not included in previous War Diaries but in view of revised instrs for their preparation, are all included in this HQ's War Diary for Dec. Directives on the Handling of 79 Armd Div Eqpts (other than Top Secret) are included in Appendices A-J of the Dec 44 War Diary. |
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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