| 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: HQ 159 Infantry Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.B. Churcher |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | During the night patrols reported the enemy withdrawing in a NORTH-EASTERLY direction. At 0800 hrs the 3 MON and 3 RTR put in their attack on LAAK but found the village desserted. Again the day was spent clearing the enemy out of woods etc., many PW being taken from Para Battle Groups, Hubuer and Grassmehl, all manned by very yound soliders, mostly from Air Force ground jobs. During the evening the DUTCH Bde moved up SOUTH of the bde area. During the day contact was made with the 1 US Army who were SOUTH of the CANAL with recce patrols to the NORTH of the CANAL and SE of our posn. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.
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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