| 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: 3rd Bn Irish Guards | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.O.E. Vandeleur |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COURTEIL | 3 | The Bn. held a position astride the road just to the East of COURTEIL. All coys. were subjected to fairly heavy shelling,and the two forward coys. exchanged S.A. fire with the enemy who were dug in not more than 100 yards in front of them. At 'Stand To' this morning, Bn. HQ.was itself attacked by enemy forces – approximately a Pln. in strength. This attack was broken up by a section of the Carrier Pln.and Captain Bruce with a captured Spandau mounted on his carrier. The enemy suffered heavy casualties. Casualties suffered during the day were 4 ORs. killed and 16 ORs. wounded, and were mainly caused by shelling and Mortar fire. |
Source: Antoine Leprince, transcribing: Jeroen Koppes.
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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