| 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: 63 Anti-Tank Regiment, R.A. | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J. Thomson, TD, RA |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2300 | Warning received by telephone from 100 AA Bde that German parachutists had been dropped about 10 miles West of WEERT. The SP Battery on duty was to be turned out immediately and proceed to take up their positions in defence of the WEERT bridges. Within 20 minutes the SP Battery was on its way to WEERT. The Battery remained at duty till 0800 hours next morning when it returned to barracks. It was later discovered that parachutists had NOT in fact been dropped, but that some escaped POW who were thought to be parachutists had been found. | Appx 'I', Folios 10, 11 and 12. |
Source: Guido Siebers, transcribing: Jeroen Koppes.
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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