| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1.
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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 12th Bn K.R.R.C. (Q.W.) | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. The Hon. M.G. Edwardes, MBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Bde O Gp at 0830 hrs. Bn u/c 43 Div Recce Regt (C.C. Lt Colonel Lance Fox); task of Gp to move at the head of 43 Div following the Guards Armd Div through NIJMEGEN and ARNHEM swing eastwards and seize the bridges at DEVENTER Z 9208, ZUTPHEN E 9495 and DOESBURG E 9081. Bn task was to seize the bridges at DOESBURG, an old fortress town on the river IJSSEL. T ps u/c Bn were A Sqn 13/18 H, Sec 168 Lt Fd Amb, R.E. Recce Party. Bn had three FOOs allotted, two from147 Fd Regt and one from 64 Med Regt. One Bty 147 Fd was to come in to sp the Bn as soon as possible after arrival at DOESBURG. Four Dutch interpreters were allotted to the Bn for the operation. Bn started to move about [1100] hrs and were all in by 1230 hrs, Bn H Q being at K 3284. After Bde O Gp, the C.O. visited the C.O. of 43 Recce Regt and discussed the operation. The following order of march was settled on: B Sqn Recce, C Sqn Recce, RHQ Recce Regt, Recce Regt Echelons, 12 K.R.R.C Gp and Echelons, A Sqn Recce Regt (with the task of guarding the Div left flank north of ARNHEM). Bn order of march to be C Coy - A Sqn 13/18 H - B Coy - Bn HQ - A Coy - A1 and A2 Echelons - D Coy (less two A Tk Pls with B and C Coys) the last named to be responsible for protecting the soft tail of the Gp. Earliest time of move was given as early 18th (i.e. D [...] 1) but it was thougth unlikely that the Gp would move before evening 18th or moring 19th. 43 Recce Regt arrived in the afternoon and harboured immidiatly SW of HECHTEL. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Babs Vietje.
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