| 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: 17th Field Coy. RE. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major L. Scott-Bowden DSO, MC, RE. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Attack continued and, although weather during day was better, going still very heavy. Coy moved during morning to location on main road OVERLOON - VENRAIJ south of OVERLOON. Pls still working with their affiliated Inf Bns on route cleareance and moe. Several minefields and minedumps reported. By end of day advanced troops were half way into VENRAIJ. Heavy rain set in in the evening. 2 Pl had small party maintaining most important of forward routes during night. |
Source: Guido Siebers, transcribing: Mia Litjens.
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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