| 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, 9 Brit Inf Bde. | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. G.D. Browne |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1630 | Maj Searight relinquished appointment of BM, Maj Jessel taking over. Maj Searight left for Div HQ. 2 Lincolns were warned to be at one hr's notice to clear BOIS DE MESSEI 8713 with a sqn of 4 Gren Gds in sp. The wood is suspected of harbouring German tps computed to be 200-300 strong. A loudspeaker unit is being conscripted in an effort to make these tps capitulate prior to the planned attack which is due to take place early tomorrow. |
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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