| 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: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. MacLeod |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAVENSTEIN | 19-20 | Time spent in preparing and planning for Op Alan which was Corps plan to capture s-HERTOGENBOSCH, SCHINDEL and the freeing of ANTWERP rd. PAPENDIJK – s-HERTOGENBOSCH as far as pt. 370482. 1/HLI rt, 4 RWF left, 1 Oxf Bucks in reserve. 1 Oxf Bucks were to form firm base in initial stages. HLI objective was to capture West edge of wood 290487 and mop up wood to North of rd. within Bde. bdy. |
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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