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
	21	1655	A square towered factory at 822315 had been causing some concern to 1 KOSB and they suspected it of being used as a German OP. To settle the problem an observed shoot by the med guns was arranged with resultant score of fourteen direct hits on target. No apparent effect being visible the Typhoons were called in to “rocket” the tower, this was duly carried out without results. Artificial moonlight produced by using searchlights illuminating low cloud and reflecting its glow onto land has been used for some nights now. Opinions vary as to the practicability of this arrangement, 2 RUR in particular being exceptionally definite in their distaste of this artificial moonlight, their main objection being that it casts too much light at a time when darkness is essential for fulfilment of night patrolling tasks.

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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