WO 171/1384 - 2 Royal Ulster Regiment - 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: 2nd Bn. The Royal Ulster Rifles
Month and Year: November 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	15		CO & 2 i/c carried out an inspection of Coy posns during morning. At 1700 hrs CO & IO went to Bde O Gp and it was disclosed that a renewed attack was to be made upon the enemy bridgehead west of the MEUSE. The attack was to be initiated from the south nof each Division taking part was to attack in a north in a north easterly direction with the object of assailing the enemy defences from a flank. With 3 Br inf Div this this meant that 9 Br Inf Bde who would probably launch the attack , had to move to posns south of VENRAY, relieve unis of the !! Armoured Div and this Bn was allotted the area of HEIDE - VEULEN, partially occupied by 3RTR. A party left for Div Club before proceeding to BRUSSELS. Another party visited a cinema show in HELMOND. CM OP sent in 4 Mortar and 1 shell rep. Weather cold but fine.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.

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