| 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: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier G.L. Verney, M.V.O. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | At 0615 hrs Tk Bde Wksps R.E.M.E. received a direct hit from pilotless plane which was shot down by one of our fighters. The plane fall on the Nissen huts in which the men were sleeping and all the huts were completely destroyed. Considerable damage was done to property and stores and a certain number of vehicles were superficially damaged. There were fifty one (51) fatal casualties and 9 O.Rs. and 1 Officer were admitted to hospital some in a serious condition. The following is a list of the trades of personnel who were killed. |
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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