| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0630 | B Coy 2 Lincolns sent fwd their standing patrol to 798319 with a protection of a strong covering party. Once again the enemy resented our move to occupy this place and a short sharp encounter took place. The enemy firmly in posn opened fire with MG from house 798319 and made it impossible for our patrol to get in posn. This enemy mov in occupying a firm base on the West side of the rly makes it a difficult task to infiltrate our standing patrols fwd to the rly line. The patrol 798316 still continues to provide a great deal of infm about the enemy. The day was foul to the extreme, rain and highwind prevailing throughout the morning. The elements seem to have an adverse effect on the success of our ambush plans in VERLINGSBEEK. No enemy has been seen there this morning. The small amount of enemy activity has been seen around 809337 this morning, otherwise the enemy has been conspicuous by his absence. |
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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