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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: November 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. MacLeod
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
16 0715 Bn. Group in posn. ready to cross CANAL VAN NEDERWEERT, but owing to the faulty construction of the Cl 40 bridge it was found impossible for the Kangaroos to cross in time. Coys therefore adv. on foot supported by tanks. No active opposition from enemy but many mines and craters found.

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.