WO 171/837 - 2 Household Cavalry - September 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 Household Cavalry Regt.
Month and Year: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H. Abel Smith

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	21		D Sqn put 2 tps over the WAAL at first light with 5 Gds Armd Bde. The whole sqn followed close behind but progress was very sticky - attempt was made to recce both WEST and EAST while I.G. Gp attempted to push NORTH. The enemy had however brought up a strong screen to seal off the bridgehead and continually shelled the area. D Sqn HQ had a very sticky time through 88 mm shelling and 3 White scout car radiators were holed and 1 Daimler badly damaged. D Sqn were withdrawn in the evening and reported that the difficulty was that progress off the roads was almost impossible - the roads themselves were embanked and AFVs were a sitting target for 88s or S.P. guns brought up by the enemy.

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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