WO 171/617 - 9 Infantry Brigade - December 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: 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
	30	0500	Our patrols covered almost every part of the Bde front during the night, and reported no contact with the enemy. Under comd of 2 RUR whilst op in this sector are Nos. 4 and 5 Dutch Coys. These are Dutch patriots with no badges of rank or outward display of distinction between ranks, in fact their officers and NCOs are lengthily termed "Coy Comd", "Pl Comd" or "Sec Comd" instead of Capt, Lt or Corporal. These tps are lacking in trg and are not very proficient with their weapons, however, what they lack in experience of combat and trg, they more than make up by their high spirits and morale. 2 RUR have one of their offrs and sjts with each of these Dutch Coys, their task being to ensure OC 2 RUR orders are implemented with the least possible delay.

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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