| 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: The Hallamshire Bn. The York & Lancaster Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. Hart Dyke |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | The Polish Armd Div continued to move NE. Considerable opposition was encountered in the neighbourhood of BOSCHENHEIDE and the road and railway junc to the South. An attack was mounted on this area and the bn moved forward and dug in at KOEKHOVEN to hold the flank. Heavy fighting took place for the railway station area and the village of ZONDEREIGEN by the Poles. There was no contact by the bn. By midnight the Poles had largely secured their objective and the bn was prepared to move forward the next day to take over from them. | O.O. at Appx. "A" |
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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