| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1600 | 2 RUR relieving 10 HLI in area BLITTERSWIJK 8727 – MEERLOO 8525 – MEGELSUM 8625 have asked for artificial moonlt to be switched on tonight to assist in the take-over of battle posns. The artificial moonlt had a very cool reception on its inception in this fmn, it is now however much in demand when large scale night mov is taking place. Units of this bde are still biased against its use in sp of patrols - they preferring night at its most natural. |
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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