| 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: 6th Guards Tank Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier W.D.C. Greenacre, M.V.O. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 0825 | The S.L. (741298 - 755298 - 768302 - 778303) was crossed at 0825 hrs and an adv of 1 mile was reported after 5 hrs dogged fighting by the infantry. The latter suffered hy cas during the early stages due to the effective conc of German arty and mortar fire 500 yds from the S.L. As a result 9 Inf Bde made a short withdrawal. Further gains were made by 185 Bde but MG and mortar fire from the left flank prevented more than very limited movement. |
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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