| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1530 | The armd car tp 3 Recce Regt in VIERLINGSBEEK were forced to withdraw in view of the threat of being outflanked by two or more Boche patrols altogether pl str which penetrated to the centre of the village. Our tps engaged these two patrols but failed to prevent their gradual move fwd. Eventually the armd car tp withdrew to the Western outskirts of VIERLINGSBEEK and our arty brought down a hy conc of arty on the village. No estimation of cas inflicted on enemy can be made. |
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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