WO 171/617 - 9 Infantry Brigade - October 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 9 Brit Inf Bde
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brig. G.D. Browne

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	18	0800	Two PW taken by 1 KOSB provided necessary identification of unit occupying posns opposite, they proved to be from bn Greving a GAF unit of peculiar org consisting of three coys with approx 60 men in each. These two men, a sjt and cpl, were captured whilst patrolling West of the rly and provided some useful infm regarding their own disposns. Their bn only 180 strong has had heavy cas from our arty and air attacks and are daily expecting relief from the line. There are other units sp them on right and left. The German army in the West, badly smashed by our breakthrough in Normandy, and suffering from its headlong flight from France, is relying more than ever on these hastily formed bns to hold up our adv long enough for him to further strengthen his def of the MEUSE.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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