| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1730 | A strong patrol 1 KOSB, approx pl str, went out to est whether house 791303 was occupied, and encountered enemy there. The enemy, obviously a small OP, withdrew rapidly in face of adv of 1 KOSB patrol and took cover in wood 792304. When our patrol essayed to enter the wood in pursuit hy enemy MG and rifle fire forced them to withdraw. This confirmed report from 2 Lincolns of the enemy holding this wood in some str. 2 RUR also made contact having observed enemy mov and sentries in wood 793290 and in houses 793277. |
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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