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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: HQ 9 Brit Inf Bde
Month and Year: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Brig. G.D. Browne
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
17 1035 Two flights of ME109F consisting of approx 25 aircraft crossed the MAAS proceeding due West. They were heavily engaged by our It and hy AA fire but without bringing any down. This is the first enemy air activity for some time and was followed shortly afterwards by approx 12 JU88s who, flying over the same area, proceeded in the same direction as the MEs.

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

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