WO 171/691 - 159 Infantry Brigade - October 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: HQ 159 Infantry Brigade
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.B. Churcher

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	18		At first light 4 Ksli and 2 Ff Yeo pushed forward across the Canal br. Mortaring and shelling was reported most of the day. Pogress was slow owing to the weather and condition of the rds. Many more Pw were taken, incl two completely fanatical Offrs and 3 Offrs who seemed at last to see the light, all from 22 Inf Regt. The 2 Ff Yeo had a very successful bag of 3 Panthers and 2 Jagd Panthers, 3,75 cm guns and one Nebelwerfer. It is appreciated that these are some of the remnents of the 107 Pz Bde. By last light the Bde Gp was rather widely separated.. 4 Ksli and 2 Ff Yeo at VEULEN 7722, 1 Hereford and sqn 15/19 H 7321, 15/19 H less one sqn and Bde Hq at ST CATHERINE HOEVE 7223 just north IJSSELSTEIGN. It was reported that 3 (Brit) Div had taken VENRAY and were moving South, and 7 Us Armd Div was moving up on our right flank.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.

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