WO 171/1304 - Hallamshire Battalion - November 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: The Hallamshire Bn. The York & Lancaster Regiment
Month and Year: November 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. Hart Dyke

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	2		The ground itself was unsuited to warfare in any form. The area West of the line STAMPERSGAT 7140 – NIEUWEMOLEN – OUDE MOLEN – HELWIJK 7147 had been flooded, the rest of the ground was waterlogged and interspersed with wide, deep ditches. Movement was therefore only possible down the rds, which ran on high causeways across the fens. Because of the difficult nature of the country, it was decided that movement in the area would only be possible by night, and, furthermore, that only small bodies of tps could be employed. It was therefore decided that the Bde would remain conc at ROOSENDAAL, coy gps and minimum tpt being called fwd as reqd.

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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