| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1500 | The clearing up now complete has est the fact there are no enemy remaining West of the MOLENBEEK within the bdy of responsibility of this bde. The enemy are still in the monastery 858233 and one of our patrols was engaged by three or four MGs firing from the windows of this dominating bldg. A further patrol was engaged by enemy at 856227. These minor clashes indicate the enemy still holding TIENRAI 8525 in some str. One grateful liberated civilian estimates there are 53 Germans yet remaining in the village the majority of whom are billeted in the rly sta. 2 RUR from VOOLEN 7623 are moving up to occupy KASTENRAAI, they have been commanded to send fwd a pl to occupy the wood 850233 where they will relieve the pl 1 KOSB already in posn. |
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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