| 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: 4th Tk Bn Coldm Gds. | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. A.W.A. Smith |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-19 | The whole of this period war spent In normal activities. Sqns held wireless courses, gunnery courses etc., and tanks were brought up to date with welding and repairs. On Sunday 10th Sqns each sent 1 Tp to training area on heath land south of MEERLOO, between HELMOND and GELDROP. All tps were sent to train on these tanks during that week. The Interpreter, Veenbrink gave each Sqn. a lecture on the Germans, and what life under German domination has meant to the occupied countries. On 14th Capt. Cary (R.N.R.) gave No 3 Sqn a lecture on “The Airborne Landing in Normandy”. Lt. Litchfield attended a Mines Course in HELMOND, run by 3rd Div. Sqns ran mines courses. Other activities on the welfare side were:- |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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