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WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Army Form C.2118
Unit: 1 Coldstream Guards
Month and Year: July 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer:
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
LE MESNIL FREMENTEL 18   The Battalion advanced 2 up and reached CAGNY with comparatively little opposition. Arriving at LE-MESNIL-FREMENTEL, the Battalion was ordered to approach CAGNEY being finally occupied by the 2nd Battalion GRENADIER GUARDS and took up a position facing SOUTH, between the road and railway, Battalion HQ being at 105642 (Sheet 7F/1). At about 2200 hrs there was slight enemy air activity, during the harbouring, but no casualties were incurred.

Source: WW2Talk.com.

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