WO 171/607 - 6 Guards Tank Brigade - 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: 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
	16		The main problem of the operation was the crossing of MOLENBEEK, a stream, at places 25 ft across, that wanders in a sandy bed from SW of VENRAY Northeastwards in a wide arc across the Div front. Owing to heavy rain the previous night the going in the vicinity of the BEEK was extremely difficult and although attempts were made by means of Bridgelayers and fascines to get the tanks across, the only really successful crossing was made on the 185 Bde front via the bridge 766294. The attack lost momentum due largely to this obstacle and the infantry of both Bdes met heavy mortar and arty fire coming from the NE and WEST suburbs of the town.

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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