| 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: 1st Bn The HLI | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. MacLeod |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEENSEL | 21 | 1230 | Bn. ordered to advance and capture MIDDLEBEERS 2721 and OOSTELBEERS 2822. Under comd. were A Sqn. 53 Recce Regt., 1 Pl (MMG) 1 Manch and the usual Arty support. The plan was to advance on two centre lines – C Coy Advance Guard Group on right and A Coy Advance Guard Group followed by the rest of the Bn on left. C Coy had to be prepared to take WINTELRE 3318 on the way if not already taken by 4 RWF who had been attacking it for 24 hrs. |
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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