| 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: HQ 185 Inf Bde | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. E.L. Bols |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Move of Bde Gp to assembly area at LA RECULEY. 2 Warwick return under comd. Gds Armd Div take over sector from us. 1 Norfolk remain until nightfall before withdrawing. The period the Bde spent in this area was very costly and exhausting in view of the very hy and accurate HF that the enemy was able to bring down. In addition the counter attacks against 2 Warwick and 1 Norfolk were very determined and hy as the enemy was determined to recapture the ground and had brought up a new fmn (10 SS Pz Div) to carry this out. |
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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