WO 171/7822 - 110 Provost Company - July 1945

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 110 Pro Coy CMP
Month and Year: July 1945	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Capt. D. Murphy

Place	Date	Summary
PREETZ	1	Nothing to report.
	2	Nothing to report.
	3	Nothing to report.
	4	90 vehicles containing female POW passed through NEUMÜNSTER for BAD SEGEBURG and HAMBURG.
	5	W.D. traffic noted to be increasing.
	6	Nothing to report.
	7	Nothing to report.
	8	Two German farmers were shot by Poles in the NEUMÜNSTER area. One Polish woman arrested.
	9	Nothing to report.
	10	Nothing to report.
	11	Nothing to report.
	12	Nothing to report.
	13	GOC’s inspection at Coy H.Q.
	14	Following on information received, one Joachim Hamann, an SS officer, was arrested at KIEL. Before anyone could stop him, he had poisoned himself, and died almost instantly. Hamann, Joachim
	15	Another German farmer shot by Poles – no arrests made. Ban on fraternisation lifted – effect – no German girls to be seen!
	16	Three Poles arrested in connection with murder on 15 July.
	17	Surplus signs removed in KIEL.
	18	Nothing to report.
	19	Nothing to report.
	20	A fight was reported in a KIEL café, in which a soldier received injuries.
	21	A German naval officer was arrested for hiding about £ 1200 worth of photographic equipment of the German Navy.
	22	None photographic equipment unearthed.
	23	Nothing to report.
	24	Three Germans caught looting livestock at 0300 hrs.
	25	Field-Marshal Lord Chetwode escorted on tour of the area. Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode, Philip Walhouse
	26	A scout-car collided with an electric train on a level-crossing at NEUMÜNSTER. Two railway officials arrested for culpable negligence.
	27	Nothing to report.
	28	Nothing to report.
	29	A complete circus arrives in NEUMÜNSTER.
	30	Work started on the re-signing of NEUMÜNSTER.
	31	Ten N.C.O.s performed duties on KIEL sports ground for displaced persons sports day.

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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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