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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: CE 8 Corps | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. H.H.C. Sugden, DSO, OBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 and 2 | RE 8 Corps Tps doing preparatory work for constr of CL 40 br over the R. MEUSE at MOOK. Additional tps u/c as follows: - One Tp 474 SL Bty RA, 85 Mech Eqpt Sec RE, HQ 106 Br Coy RASC, ( 1631 , 1631 Bailey Platoons, 1632 Pontoon platoon) 128 Br Coy RASC, Pontoon Pl 551 G.T. Coy RASC, 1626 FBE Pl 106 Br Coy RASC, 85 'K' FBE Pl RASC, Pl Tippers 114 G.T. Coy . | |||
| 2, 3 & 4 | Br planned for night of Oct 1 st. postponed daily up to end including Oct 6. 44. | |||
| 6 & 7 | 1900 | Cl 40 br constructed by RE 8 Corps Tps over R.MEUSE at E 715525 | ||
| 6 & 7 | 0600 | |||
| 7 | RE 8 Corps Op Instr No.8 issued | see appx D | ||
| 8 | S.O. Int visited OC Belgian Fd Coyy to obtain infm in area held by Belgian Bde ( area behind CANAL NEDERWEERT NAAR WESSEM from K6594 to river MEUSE) | |||
| 11 | 8 Corps Engineer Instr. No 9 issued | see appx D | ||
| 16 | Completion of 60' D.S. Bailey br over canal at E 695270 by RE 11 Armd Div. | |||
| 18 | RE 3 Br Div maint and making of routes and crossings in area north and NE of VENRAY | |||
| 19 | Br 60' D.S. Bailey completed over canal E 702233 by RE 11 Arm Div. Bailey br 30'S.S. completed at E 707180. | |||
| 20 | Bailey br 40'S.S. completed at E 716177, Bailey br 40' S.S. completed at E 727126 ) RE 4 GHQ Tps | |||
| 21 | RE 8 Corps Engr Instr No. Issued | see Appx D | ||
| 22 | Bailey br 50' S.S. completed at E 755274 RE 3 Br Div | |||
| 23 | Bailey br 40' S.S. completed at E 748295, Bailey br 40' S.S. completed at E 737174 RE 3 Br Div | |||
| 24 | 629 Fd Sqn. 4 GHQ Tps from under comd 8 Corps to 10 AGRE | |||
| 26 | HQ & 24 & 55 Fd Coys, 4 GHQ Tps to 12 Corps. 1632 B Pl, 1634 Pontoon Pl, 85 K FBE Pl & 85 M Assault Pl to 12 Corps. | |||
| 29 | One dog Pl RE came under comd 3 Br Div. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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