WO 171/617 - 9 Infantry Brigade - November 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: November 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brig. G.D. Browne

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	9	1700	Another interesting development on our left was the relief of 'A' Sqn 3 Recce Regt by 17 Fd Coy RE area VORTUM 783374. The unit will only come under direct comd of this fmn in the event of a state of immediate emergency arising. For the moment they are op under comd CRE and outside our patrolling commitments, are merely there to "put bodies on the ground" 'A' Sqn have gone into regt res. Sec posns held by 17 Fd Coy RE will be at 734374, 786378, 739374, 787378, 788376, 792385 and HQ at 784378. In addition to this unusual use of RE, 3 Recce Regt have supporting them in a ground role, tps of 317 Bty LAA. This unorthodox employment of RE and RA tps creates a precedent insofar as the Bde Comd has a Recce Regt, Fd Coy RE and Lt AA Bty RA all for the moment emp in par-inf role.

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

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