| 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: HQRA 3 Br Inf Div | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. G.G. Mears, MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Adv on VENRAIJ continued,- 185Inf Bde by BRABANDER 7727 and east of VENRAY, and 8 Br Inf Bde by BEEK 7528. Div Arty with arty of 11 Arm Div, 15 (S) Div and units of 8 AGRA sp advance by barrage and concs. MOLENBEEK crossed with great difficulty and counter waterlogged. VENRAIJ entered by 1 Suffolk. One tp 2 AA SL bty under comd to provide artificial moonlight. Main HQRA joined Tac HQ at OPLOO. Maj JEH WISE MC RA relieved Maj V D'O HARMAR as BMRA. | Appx 'A' (xiii)(xiv) |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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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