| 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: HQ 11 Armoured Division | ||
| Month and Year: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major-Gen. G.P.B. Roberts DSO, MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | For the advance which was to start at 0700 hrs on the next day fresh brigade groupings were adopted. The experience of 7 Armoured Division and the Americans in the bocage country had demonstrated the necessity for the closest co-operation of tanks and infantry. In this region of thick woods and narrow roads winding between impassable hedges and ditches, num[...] local engagements were anti[...] and under these conditions reasonable progress could be assured by the infantry moving with the tanks on all routes and often actually riding on them. | Appendix No.1 |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.
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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