| 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: Chief Engineer's Office H.Q. 8 Corps | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. H.H.C. Sugden, DSO, OBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Corps in L of C area, with u/c CE RE 8 Corps Tps and RE 3 (Br) Div only | |||
| 1 and 2 | 8 Corps HQ moved into Army area from FLERS to MORGNY ( sheet 9E 1/100,000 5404) | |||
| 2 | 43 Div place u/c 8 Corps. Visit to CE of Bailey Br expert of 21 A Gp to advise on construction of CL 70 br over R. SEINE at MANTES GASINCOURT ( R 6061) by REc8 Corps Tps. Visited site with CE and CRE 8 Corps Tps. | |||
| 3 | CE visited CE Second Army, subject future bridging ops on rivers in Belgium, Holland and Rhine. | |||
| 4 | Order published for construction of CL 70 br over the R. SEINE | See Appx B | ||
| 7 | SO Int and attached RE Photo interpreter sent forward to CE Second Army to assist in intelligence work for planning crossing of the Rhine. CE only arrived Second Army HQ. | |||
| 8 | Oder sent for 8 Corps to move up to CE Second Army for planning crossing of R. RHINE. CE only arrived Second Army HQ. | |||
| 9 | CE's HQ arrived Second Army and moved up to join CE 30 corps. | |||
| 10 | Planning HQ set up to plan crossing of rivers Meuse,Waal, Rhine and Ijssel u/c 30 Corps. Planning to be done by CE 30 Corps, CE 8 Corps and Comd 10 ACRE. Rep CRE 8 Corps Tps reported to Planning HQ as advance party of HQRE 8 Corps Tps. RE 3 Div and RE 43 Div also moving up to 30 Corps area in readiness for crossing rivers Meuse, Waal, Rhine and IJssel. | See appx C | ||
| 14 | Planning of crossings as above under direction of CE 30 Corps. RE photo interpreter from CE 8 Corps to CE Second Army. CE Second Army held conference at planning HQ, subject, re-allotment of planning - for crossing Rhine etc. Presentm CE 8, 30 Corps , Comd 10, 11., 1 Cdn AGsRE, CRE GHQ Tps.GE 8 Corps planning notes issued as guide. 43 Div no longer u/c 8 Corps - u/c 30 Corps. | See appx A | ||
| 15 | CE Branch rejoined 8 Corps Main (adv) | |||
| 15 & 16 | Completion of Cl 40 Bailey Pontoon br across ALBERT CANAL for maintenance of Corps in future ops - RE 8 Corps Tps. Completion of Cl 9 FBE Br across ALBERT CANAL for maintenance of Corps in future ops - RE 11 Armd Div. | |||
| 16 | 11 Armd Div u/c | |||
| 17 | Corps concentrating for part in Operation "MARKET GARDEN" (invasion of Holland) additional tps and Eqpt u/c as follow (RE only) :- 25 Mech Eqpt Sec, "J" FBE Pl, "M"assault 86 Br Coy RASC. 1 Pl Tippers, 130 Pioneer Coy, 114 GT Coy. | |||
| 18 & 19 | Construction by RE 3 (Br) Div of Cl 40brs over ESCAUT CANAL | |||
| 24 to 26 | Construction of brs over WILHELMINA CANAL and ZUID WILHELMSVAART. Normal Bailey brs, max 110'TS. | |||
| 30 | CRE 8 Corps Tps moved up to R. MEUSE in preparation for building a Cl 40 br in neighbourhood of MOOK E 7253. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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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