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
	28	0700	1 KOSB had quite a hectic night with enemy patrols. C Coy engaging a patrol nine to ten strong at 795325, 0550 hrs with some results. Although the Boche left no bodies behind there were signs of blood in the area when one of C Coy patrols went out at first light to investigate. It seems the Boche approached their posn from the North, came along the track to farm 795325 when halted by 1 KOSB sentries the Germans answered in German and were instantly engaged by our tps with LMG, Stens and rifles from fifteen yds range. Germans replied with Grenades, then scattered, some going North and some going East of the rly, as reported no bodies were discovered after the show, although blood was seen on ground and walls outside farmyard. During the day patrolling was limited to the usual daily standing patrols at 799319 798316 and 786283 and nothing exciting was reported.

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

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