| 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: 1 Coldstream Guards | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | A patrol of a Troop of No. 2 Squadron plus Recce Troop plus a platoon of Infantry raided GEFFEN 4352, killing 12 enemy and taking 4 Prisoners of War. Battalion concentrated and moved at short notice at 1730 hrs to area HATERT 6958 and came with 5th Battalion COLDSTREAM GUARDS under Command 83rd US AIRBORNE DIVISION. Held as mobile reserve against threat from EAST. Shells landed in Battalion area during the night. 2 Other Ranks Killed and 1 Wounded. The T.A. Capt. GULL was wounded. |
Source: WW2Talk.com.
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