| 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: 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeo., R.A.C. | ||
| Month and Year: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.B.J. Scott, M.C. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 10 H.L.I. were to attack at 0715 hrs from a S.L. S of CHEUX but were fighting hard before they reached it. 'A' Sqn led with R.H.Q., 'B' & 'C' following.As 'A' shoot outon the right, reports of German ks in the village were heard and several Panthers and Tiger were knocked out in the orchards and streets.The Panthers come from 3 Pz Regt of 2 Pz Div - moved up specially from the CAUMONT area. The German thrust was continuous from the right all day and tho 'A' Sqn pushed on to the high ground N. of GRAINVILLE 9164 he close country on our immediate rt was never cleared and a small counter attack was even begun in the failing light. 'A' & 'B' sqns shared the tks and we accounted for 4 Panthers and 1 or 2 Tigers as well as A.Tk ans S.P. guns.We laagered S.W. of CHEUX 27/28 June and moved South at first light on the left of the Div. axis to cross the R.ODON at TOURMAUVILLE 9362. |
Source: 11th Armoured Division.
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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