| 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 Coy CMP | ||
| Month and Year: June 1945 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Capt. D. Murphy |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREETZ | 1 | Route recced for move of tanks of which the 6th (Gds) Armoured Bde is being shipped. | ||
| 2 | Points manned for a/m tank move and for King’s Birthday Parade in KIEL. | |||
| 3 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 4 | Continuation of tank move. In NEUMÜNSTER a check was made on German Army personnel to see if they were in possession of the correct pass. Out of 20 checked, none had the correct pass. The facts were immediately reported to the Garrison Commander, who sent for the German Officer i/c and an ultimatum was issued to him. | |||
| 6 | Continuation of tank move. A check on civilian cars produced two SS men. | |||
| 7 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 8 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 9 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 10 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 11 | Corps HQ move to PLÖN, their final location. A German youth was found suffering from wounds as a result of an explosion, cause unknown. | |||
| 12 | Visit by C-in-C to HQ 6 (Gds) Armd Bde. | |||
| 13 | Check of civilian vehicles driven by W.D. personnel, to see if 21 AG retention certificate was held by driver. | |||
| 14 | A German soldier shot his wife through the stomach, and then gave himself up to a Sergt of Coy H.Q. The woman died in hospital a few hours later. The motive of the crime is thought to have been jealousy. | |||
| 15 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 16 | Theft of 2000 kgm of cheese reported near NEUMUNSTER. Preliminary investigations give some hope of the culprits being apprehended. | |||
| 17 | 6 (Gds) Armd Bde move away from the area. No congestion of traffic reported. | |||
| 18 | Move in of 4 Armd Bde (replacing 6 Gds Armd Bde). | |||
| 19 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 20 | A case of theft of meat on a large scale by armed Polish D.P.s was investigated at NEUMÜNSTER. | |||
| 21 | Three Yugo-Slavs were arrested for spreading anti-British propaganda. | |||
| 22 | NCO’s were on duty at KIEL airfield for visit of C-in-C. | |||
| 23 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 24 | Poles were arrested in NEUMÜNSTER for being in possession of arms. | |||
| 25 | A 60 ft RAF trailer loaded with German aircraft of special design was escorted through NEUMÜNSTER. | |||
| 26 | Two Poles were arrested for possession of firearms. | |||
| 27 | Speed traps were operated on several roads and a few charges preferred. | |||
| 28 | Local police take over Traffic Control in NEUMÜNSTER. | |||
| 29 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 30 | Three Greeks and one Yugo Slav were arrested for stealing a Military Government car. |
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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