WO 171/3567 - 203 Det., Civil Affairs - October 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: 203 C.A. Det.
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Major. W.V.D. Jequier

Place	Date	Summary
EINDHOVEN	1	Under Command 12 Corps. – Civilian ration scale 1240 calories. Started potatoe lifting on the airfield by Phillips workers under civilian supervision.
	3	Responsible for all Gemeentes S. of line E. 8230 – E. 7030 – E. 6523 – E. 5030 – E. 4526.
	7	Assortment of German ammunition and equipment collected at VALKENSWAARD, LEENDE & MARHEEZE.
	8	Under command 1st Br. Corps. – Civilian convoy to OSS for meat.
	9	German vehicle 6013672 taken from City Garage EINDHOVEN.
	10	Task EINDHOVEN and all S. Brabant Province S. of Wilhelmina Canal.
	11	513 Det. Take over province of Limburg N. of K.70 northing.
	11	1800 tons captured German coal handed over to S. & T.
	12	Two air raids on EINDHOVEN. 6 Civilians killed, 33 wounded, slight damage to property.
	13	HELMOND & DEURNE taken over by 517 Det.
	14	Telephones started locally at EINDHOVEN – VALKENSWAARD – LEENDE.
	15	Civilian convoy to OSS for meat.
	16	Assortment of German material collected at GELDROP.
	16	Responsible for North Brabant as far as Maas line – Rly. GRIENDTSVEN E. 71 excluding HELMOND – canal to E. 42 – Wilhelmina Canal to E. 2425 – frontier 1623. except operational problems in 7th U.S. Armd. Div. area.
	17	Local mail service started in EINDHOVEN.
	22	Civilian convoy to LOMMEL for Derv fuel.
	23	Two British soldiers killed at BLADEL removing mines.
	24	German vehicle 6013672 found on airfield in u/s condition.
	26	Permits refused for area uncovered by 12 Corps.
	27	Arranged with Second Army for centrol P.O.L. administration. – local telephones in operation at LIESHOUT, WAALRE, OIRSCHOT, ACHT, VELDHOVEN, NEUNEN, GELDROP, HEEZE, MIERLO.
	28	Handed over Second Army coal to civilians – Population returned to HILVERENBEEK as battle moved forward.
	29	Civilian convoy to LOMMEL for P.O.L. – local telephones exchanges put into operation at EINDHOVEN railway station.
	30	Civilian convoy to LOMMEL for P.O.L. and MALIGNES for Salt. – Daily Courier Service started in area.
	31	Civilian convoy to LOMMEL for P.O.L.

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Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.

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