| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0905 | The OP party of 1 KOSB going into their OP at 853280 found six Germans in occupation there. The enemy fired, wounding one NCO, and then rapidly made away in the mist, going in the direction of the river. A search was unsuccessful in locating, the enemy, they probably crossed the river between DE KOOI 859288 and WELL. To further indicate the enemy's belligerent policy in this sector, OC A Coy 2 Mx reported that a small German patrol had been driven away by one of his secs at 848293 at 0230 hrs in the morning. The enemy patrol had penetrated to within 30 yds of their 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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