WO 171/854 - Inns of Court Regiment - August 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: Inns of Court Regt, RAC
Month and Year: August 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.A.G. Bingley

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	15		A Sqn: Regt came under command 11 Armd Div. Sqn under command 29 Armd Bde ordered to recce South via VASSY - CONDE aiming towards FLERS in order to bring 11 Armd Div on to a start line (the road CONDE - FLERS) for a subsequent advance across the R. ORNE to R. SEINE. Owing to bad visibility no advance was made until 0730 hrs. Bridges at 789326 and 793326 and 782324 reported blown and approaches covered by fallen trees. Blitz Tp ordered to send patrols out VASSY and link up with patrols in the West end of town, which was later reported to be clear of the enemy. A bridge was found intact at 798328 which was crossed by the Sqn, one tp holding the bridge from positions on the main road. First contact reported at river crossing 828328 the approaches to which were mined and covered by an 88mm gun. Enemy movement on the S. side of the stream at 811310 in the direction of LES FORGES. At 1930 hrs visibility had decreased to 300 yds and in company with infantry patrols an attack was made on enemy inf in area 793302. Sqn HQ moved to area 774380.

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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