| 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 Manchester Regt | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. P.H. Earle |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Normal harassing tasks were carried out by MMG and Mor. during the night. Mor. Coy. shot 12 tasks to support 508 Para Regt patrols and detailed fire plan prepared for 4 RWF. This was not called for. O.C. Mor Coy. notes in his remarks that Bdes. are still calling for tasks that do not really warrant expenditure of amn. and unless callers specify D.F. or Harassing they are likely to be refused especially if a large scale fire plan has been prearranged. |
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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