| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1300 | 1 KOSB were ordered by the Bde Comd to clear the woods right up to the main VENRAIJ-MAASHEES rd at 810307. This they commenced forthwith and at 1330 hrs a sec of 1 KOSB going into a 'stop' posn at 818306 came upon a party of six enemy lying up observing MAASHEES from 818306. The sec comd prepared to engage the enemy - who, on realising their posn, shot their hands into the air in double quick time. |
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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