| 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: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. G.D. Browne |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2303 | 2 RUR reported the laying of minefds (c) and (e) were completed without incident and that (d) being laid by D Coy, was interrupted by an enemy patrol penetrating between the covering and laying parties. The enemy patrol str approx twelve men, engaged the minelaying party killing two before withdrawing, owing to this unpleasant visit by the boche the laying of this fd has been abandoned for the moment. It is believed the enemy were investigating mining carried out by bn 185 Inf Bde on our right during later hrs of daylt today. |
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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