WO 171/1326 - 4 King's Shropshire Light Infantry - August 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: 4 KSLI
Month and Year: August 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.L. Reeves

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
TALMONTIER	30	1500	Progress initially was slow although the Bn was not called upon to deal with any opposition until the village of TALMONTIER was reached. Orders were received that this had to be cleared, and this was done without difficulty. Very slight opposition was met, and prisoners were taken. After this slight check, in compliance with orders, the advance continued. The armour was leading and the Bn, at the head of the Infantry Bde, was hard on the heels of the leading tanks. No opposition was met, and straggling parties of enemy were left to be picked up by our troops in rear. Excellent time was made over good roads.

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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