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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: 8th Bn. The Rifle Brigade
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.A. Hunter.
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
GERWEN 21   Advancing NORTH we ran into a strong enemy position at GERWEN E 4924 east of EINDHOVEN. The enemy belonged to 107 Pz Bde which had orders to recapture EINDHOVEN. 26 H3 destroyed 2 Panthers and G Coy made a valiant attempt to clear GERWEN which would have succeeded if the light had lasted another 1/2 hr.Cas 9 OR s wounded.

Source: 11th Armoured Division.

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.