| 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: 4 KSLI | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.L. Reeves |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1230 | We halted about four miles from the outskirts of the town and prepared to debus. However reports from 2 FF Yeomanry in front of us, indicated that the outer perimeter of forts were not held by the enemy. They further indicated that the city, held by some 2000 enemy had been taken by surprise at the speed of the advance. Consequently it was decided that the Bn should continue the advance to the outskirts embussed. O Group was again called when the city was reached, and orders given out under extremely difficult conditions. A dense crowd, cheering and embracing “their liberators” made military operations very complicated. |
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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