| 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: 3 MON | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.C. Stockley |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ,, | 17 | Severe frost during night and ground frozen hard making movement easier. But rain later in day transformed landscape into sea of mud. Carriers carrying food narrowly missed by shell fire on Log Road. Fighting patrol during night 17/18 made contact with enemy; some casualties probably inflicted. It was noticed by patrol that German emerged from house carrying a large cumbersome object which he placed on the ground. This was retrieved by the patrol leader, who thought it to be a mine. When examined in daylight on return found to be U/S enemy cooker. |
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.
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