| 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: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. W.P. Sweetman |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEEL | 17 | Move to new area carried out as per Op Order without enemy interference, in posn by 1330 hrs. Sister Bn, 2nd MON, remain responsible for sector until following morning,. Remainder of day quiet, though enemy air activity with Jet Planes. Weather exceedingly fine. During night 17/18 pl of C Coy relieve pl of 2 MON holding the Lock on the bend of the R. MAAS. This is known as the Lockforce, and is manned for 24 hrs. Relief can only be achieved by night owing to enemy observation. Special Instrs issued. | Ref D No 1 |
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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