| 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: 2nd Bn. The Royal Ulster Rifles | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANOE | 13 | Today the Battalion moved about a mile East along the VIRE – VASSY road to LANOE where its intention was to block any possible enemy counter attack along the road from VASSY direction. While in this position – which was reached by 1130 hrs – “B” Company was detached to come under command 1st KOSB to strengthen a position which had been taken up further forward. On the Brigade front the day was quiet and the weather remained good. |
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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