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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: 9 Brit Inf Bde
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Brig. G.D. Browne
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
19 1900 A PW brought in by 2 RUR proved to be from III GAF Festungs bn, a unit which according to PW statement had suffered heavily, resisting our adv on VENRAIJ. Throughout the day German mortars, nebelwerfers and guns attacked our fwd areas, causing cas, and presenting the bde CMOrg with an excellent opportunity of putting theory into practice.

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.