| 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: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.B.J. Scott, M.C. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nr.Poutange | 19 | The bridge was finally completed at about 1400 hrs and the Regt moved forward behind 23 H and 8 R.B. across the river on one rd. Progress was very slow on this route and at about 2200 hrs a report was received that a small number of enemy tanks was threatening the flank of the column. 2 F. & F. moved off into the area South East of Habioville, m.r. 1523. All sqns were deployed to meet this threat from the North 'A' Sqn on the right, 'B' in the centre and 'C' on the left. 'B' Sqn were able to engage one Panther which they knocked out and a second one was seen to get away in the darkness at about 2200 hrs.At the same time a number of transport vehs were engaged in the woods and were "brewed up". We remained in defensive posns in that area throughout the night during which time quite a large number of prisoners gave themselves up. |
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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