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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: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer:
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
20   The Commanding Officer, No. 3 Squadron Leader, Adjutant and Intelligence Officer went to HASSELT reaching the town at 1630 hrs. The situation was explained which was as follows. The Germans may have broken through to R. MEUSE we are to hold positions - 32' BRIGADE TIRLEMONT, 5th BRIGADE ST. TROUD. 1' Battalion to be diverted from whole as on March Table to form up head to tail from Road Junction 075648 BRUSSELS 1:100,000 to just short of TIRLEMONT. We then went to Road Junction routed DIEST 078650 Sheet 46. Intelligence Officer was sent on to fetch Advance Party originally detailed to area at THILDONCK Map Reference 826625 (BRUSSELS 100,00).

Source: WW2Talk.com.

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