| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1500 | At approx 1500 hrs this afternoon, 9 Cams (46 Bde) entered TILBURG and by nightfall the city was considered freed. 15 (S) Div advanced during the final stages as follows - 44 (L) Bde with in support 4 Tk Gren Gds moved up from SE through BROEKHOVEN 1630 and occupied the Southern suburbs; 227 Bde with in support 4 Tk Coldm Gds passed through 44 Bde and into the town; 46 Bde with in support 3 Tk SG from direction ENE along line of main rly and occupied the EAST and NE quarters. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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