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WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Army Form C.2118
Unit: 2nd Bn The East Yorkshire Regt
Month and Year: July 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
16   Bn embussed and moved to the East side of the RIVER ORNE. The movement took place in the evening in order to arrive by night and at a time when traffic over the few bridges was at a minimum. The Bn conc at LE MESNIL which comd a perfect view of one of the landing areas of the Gliders of the 6 Airborne Div. The area received some attention from shellfire but no casualties were received.

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.