| 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: 1 Worcestershire Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: March 1945 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. M.R.J. Thomson MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | "O" Gp at 09.30 hrs when provisional orders were issued for the capture of WARDT and recce patrols were ordered to recce the gap in road and also to find out if WARDT was still occupied. At 11.30 hrs recce patrol from "D" Coy reported WARDT clear, and at 13.30 hrs "C" Coy on right and "B" Coy on left advanced on WARDT and were in position by 14.30 hrs. Static patrols were established on the banks of the RHINE and Bn. achieved the honour of being the first British Inf tps in the Liberation Army to have a 'Watch on the Rhine'. |
Source: The Worcestershire Regiment.
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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