| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 0930 | Today, starting at 0930 hrs, a final comb-out of VENRAY was attempted. These last stages of the operation were carried out by 8 Bde, E. Yorks holding the NORTH of the town and the S. Lancs moving round WEST of them to enter and clear the SOUTH. 3 Sqn 4Tk Gren Gds supported their adv as far as was possible but the house to house fighting that developed was left to the inf. During the approach to the town from the NE several white flags appeared in the enemy lines. 185 Bde troops investigating these met with sufficient unfriendliness to cause little more than a momentary pause. |
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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