| 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De BULT | 23 | 3 Br Inf Div op to relieve 11 Armd Div and take over ASTEN (Phase 1 by 185 Inf Bde) and DEURNE (phase 2 by 9 Br inf Bde). 8 Br Inf Bde to remain in area WEERT with under comd 76 Fd Regt and patrol MAASTRICHT canal to assist 3 Recce Regt in event of enemy penetration of canal South of rd junc 613055. 61 Med Regt in support of 185 and 9 Inf Bds in Phases I and II. 92 LAA egt deployed to protect ASTEN br and Div HQ. HQRA entered HOLLAND and est at DE BULT 553116 between HEEZE and ZOMEREN. Capt of DEURNE by 11 Armd Div delayed until 24 Sept, but 185 Inf Bde est of ASTEN brhead. 7 Fd Regt moved to area 568124 East of ZOMEREN. | See RA 3 Br Inf Div OO no 11 ( Appx 'E') |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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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