| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 2nd Bn The Royal Warwickshire Regt | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland | 13 | During the previous day 8BR Inf BDE had captured OVERLOON but had been unable to make progress through the woods south of it and orders were received for 185 Inf BDE to clear these woods. Company commanders and the Commanding Officer went forward in the early hours of the morning to contact 8 BR Inf Div and receive orders for the attack.The battalion moved up to a forming up point at HAZENBROEK, just five-hundred yards north west of OVERLOON. The attack was to be carried out with 2 Warwick on the right astride the mainroad and 2 KSLI on the left with objectives - south edge of the woods - On this objectived being cleared, 1 Norfolk to pass through and advance on VENRAY. The attack started at 1235 hours behind concentrations put down a series of reportlines as called for by the two leading battalions. 'A' Company - Right forward company; 'C' Company - Left forward company. 'A' company supported by two troops and 'C' company by one troop of a battalion of the Coldstream Gurards Churchill BDE. There were also two troops of Flails working with the tanks. As soon as the advance started companies came under heavy fire from enemy mortars and artillery, but at first no opposition from small arms, and the leading companies made a good progress followed closely by 'B' and 'D' companies in reserve.'C' company on the left started to meet small arms opposition in the thick woods about half way to the objective and progress became very slow. 'A' company, however, were able to get through the woods without much difficulty, but then came under heavy fire from small arms and one or two German tanks or SP guns when they got into the open ground south of the woods. The tanks eventually got up to the leading companies and the opposition was dealt with. 2 KSLI on the right also met opposition in the thick woods and made very slow progress, and by the time both battalions were on their obejctives it was so late that it was decided not to put 1 Norfolk through until the next day. The battalion dug in for th night with 'A' and 'C' companies on the south edge of the woods in Square 7630, 'D' company astride the main road about five-hundred yards behind 'A' and 'C' companies and 'B' company in the area of the brick works in Square 7531. Casualties during this day's fighting were as follows:- Killed - LT DB Brown and two other ranks. Wounded - Lt HTC Merryweather and eighteen other ranks. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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