| 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: 52 (L) Reconnaissance Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.B.A. Hankey, OBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Nothing importance happened up till about 1600 hrs when Regt ordered to take over HEESCH, x rds 4851 and OSS 4751. 'B' Sqn take over from 'C' Sqn which comes back into reserve at RHQ. 'A' Sqn Assault Tp and Sqn HQ takeover OSS, 7 Tp to HEESCH, 6 Tp at TEFFELEN 4557. No 3 A/Tk Tp also at HEESCH – No 4 at OSS. One Bty of 79th Fld Regt in support of 'A' Sqn and also one Bty of 22 Armd Bde Arty. 4 P.O.W. taken by 'A' Sqn at about 2000 hrs but no further activity up till midnight from either 'A' or 'B' Sqns. 'C' Sqn North of River MAAS sustained two casualties by enemy mortar fire. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.
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