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WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Army Form C.2118
Unit: HQRA 3rd Br Inf Div
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Brig. G.G. Mears, MC
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
PETIT BROGEL 18-19   Night: OP "Hurry on" to cross MEUSE - ESCAUT canal at LILLE ST HUBERT and est brhead in thatb areabbetween canal and rly and thence to ACHEL with 9 Br Inf Bde followed by 8 Br Inf Bde. Div Arty in sp together with Div Arty of 43 and 50 Divs, 151 (AY) Fd Regt of 11 Arm Div and 77 Med Regt of 8 AGRA. Enemy mainly consisted of Regt Hoffman, not very strong. See target List dated 18 Sep, RA r Br Inf Div. Fire plan for night 18/19 Sept and Infm trace. (Appx 'C'

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.

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