| 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: 9 Brit Inf Bde | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. G.D. Browne |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0600 | 2 RUR night standing patrol at 797318 reported hearing mov of enemy at 799318 and 3 Recce Regt reported no contact with enemy on their sector during the night. Our night patrolling provides for 3 Recce Regt sending out fighting patrols to VORTUM 7837 GROENINGEN 7935 and VIERLINGSBEEK 8034. These patrols, usually a carrier tp in str, go out to dominate these areas and deny the ground to any enemy possessing same intentions. To date we have had little success with these patrols. Patrolling in the SMAKT and KASTEEL-MAKKEN areas is mainly confined to standing patrols who daily and nightly lie up in area of rly at 798324, 798319 and 798316 and watch for enemy mov, these patrols are almost routine and are bolstered up by frequent patrols to buildings at 794312, 795328. |
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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