| 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: 2nd Monmouthshire Reg. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. F.H. Brooke |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 0715 | It had been decided to continue attack, passing through 158 Bde (E Lancs forward) with first objective village of BRUGGEN, forward elements of 1st E Lancs being 700 yds short of this place. Accordingly A Coy supported by 4 Crocodiles and B Sqn of R.I. Dragoon Guards went in to the attack and were successful in clearing village by 0845 hrs. 42 PWs were captured and 24 enemy killed, in addition several severly burnt or otherwise seriously injured died in the medical posts bringing the total German death roll to 43. Tac HQ est 380508, slight shelling and mortaring being experienced during the morning. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.
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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