| 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: 2nd Bn The Royal Ulster Rifles | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Officers' Day held in VENRAY, programme as per appendix. Enemy jet planes flew over Bn area during the morning and were heavily engaged by AA fire. OPs were manned by personnel on the OP Course but little enemy movement was observed. During the night 17/18 "D" and "A" Companies stood to and Bn HQ was at one hours notice to move, owing to suspected enemy movement. Two Fighting Patrols were out visiting areas between forward Company positions and the river, but no enemy were seen or heard. Weather rather milder than of late with occasional rain. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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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