| 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: 110 Provost CMP | ||
| Month and Year: April 1945 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Capt. J.D. Brown |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESCHEDE 6962 | 15 | Coy HQ and No’s 3 and 9 Sections moved to ESCHEDE 6962. No 8 Section moved to BELSEN 4867. This section has been sent with a battery of A/Tank artillery, to an area containing three camps with a total population of between 50,000 and 60,000. It is not clear at present what these camps are. But at least one has typhus and typhoid present. But they contain all nationalities including British P.O.W. On this date both armies are present; British and German. These being about 200 German soldiers and 700 Hungarians. The section’s job at the moment seems the security & guard on the British Detachment’s HQ. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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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