| 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: General Staff, Headquarters, The 43rd Division | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major-General G.I. Thomas, CB, DSO, MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2330 | Orders received from 30 Corps that: – 52 Div Recce Gp, who are being glided in, came under comd 43 Div on arrival NIJMEGEN area and – Polish Para Bde comes under comd 43 Div as soon as contact is made. – The 43rd Division is to capture ARNHEM rd br intact and to operate with maximum speed to contact 1 Airborne Div in area OOSTERBEEK ferry 6976 subsequently passing one Bde gp over NERDER RIJN. |
Source: Jeroen Niels, 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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