WO 171/634 - 31 Tank Brigade - November 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 31 Tank Bde
Month and Year: November 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brig. G.S. Knight

Place	Date	Summary	Reference
HELMOND	1	Allotment of Special Devices is as follows:-
	1	In sp 8 Corps C Sqn 141 RAC, C Sqn W Dgns.
	1	In sp 12 Corps A Sqn 141 RAC, B Sqn W Dgns, 222 Sqn RE.
	2	Following units came under comd for adm purposes. 1 FF Yeo, 11 R. Tks, 22 Dgns.
	3	Planning for Op Guy Fawkes 51 (H) Div attack.
	5	1 FF Yeo, 22 Dgns, ceased to be under comd for ops. Brig G.S. Knight resumed comd of the fmn on return from Ieave.
	6	B Sqn W Dgns, A Sqn 141 RAC and 222 Aslt Sgn RE placed in Army res. Only tps now committed C Sqn 141 RAC and C Sqn W Dgns.
	7	Knightforce, assembled for the def of HELMOND, was disbanded.	Op Instr No. 17 issued Op Instr No. 18 issued
	8	Lt.Col. D.J.E. O’Flynn appointed CO 141 RAC.
	9	Col. H.D. Drew OBE, MC, joined this fmn as 2 IC. This HQ instructed to co-ordinate PAD and ARP Services of HELMONDE.
	10	Lt.Col. D.J.E. O'Flynn joined 141 RAC as CO.
	11	Div Advisors: 15 (S) Div, Lt.CoI. W.Y.K. Blair-Oliphant. 11 Armd Div, Lt.Col. J.F.D. Savage.	Op Instr No. 19 issued
	12	Tac HQ moved to area BEEK consisting of Col. H.D. Drew, G.III, SO and 1 LO as Advisers to HQ 30 Corps.
	24		Op lnstr No. 20 issued
WEERT	30	This fmn relieved 30 Armd Bde who were advising 12 Corps. HQ moved to WEERT.

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Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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