| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HECTEREN | 11 | 1100 | A very short move of another 8 miles to a crossroads just East of HECHTEREN. There had been very heavy fighting in this area by the Guards Arm. Div. and there were [gusty?] relics along the roads. The sector had been held by a German training establishment, officered by the instructors, and they had fought well. We were told that we are to hold the crossroads as part of a right flank protection role, and are likely to be here for some days. The Bn dug in and started to get comfortably settled. | App D12 |
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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