WO 171/1387 - 2 Royal Warwickshire Regiment - October 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: 2nd Bn The Royal Warwickshire Regt
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer:

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	5		Again only slight enemy activity. The battalion snipers with 'B' company again had a good day and caught a party of Germans standing round a fire in the woods and were able to get several of them. During the past two days preparations had be going on for a large scale attack through the REICHSWALD forest ( south east) which 3 BR Inf. Div. was to take part in and during the night Lt. Ch.Mavin and L Sjt N French (MM) of the carrier platoon were sent out to get right through the German lines, penetrate to the Forest, lie up during the next day and return the following night , to find out the details of ground and German defences on the frontier. Other patrols were active and engaged the enemy at MIDDELAAR and CATERBOSCH without loss to themselves. Capt. WJ Phillips rejoined the battalion and was posted to 'S'company to command the mortar platoon. Three other rank re-inforcement arrived. 'B'company had one killed and five wounded during the day caused by e emy 2- in mortars.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.

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