| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1800 | Comd. Offr. visited HQ 53 (W) Div. for G.O.C’s. ‘O’ Gp. to discuss M.G. and Mor. Sp. for 158 Bde operation (Alan Phase II). During these operations the value of air cover for recce. of gun positions and routes was very marked, especially due to inaccuracies of 1/25,000 maps. | 53 (W) Div OO. No. 23. |
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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