| 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: "G" Branch HQ 15 (S) INF DIV | ||
| Month and Year: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Maj Gen GHA MacMillan, CBE, DSO, MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUTOT EN BESSIN | 1 | Instr for relief of 15 (S) Div by 53 Div issued | Appx "A" | |
| 2 | Main HQ moved to SECQUEVILLE EN BESSIN 9274; est about 1200 hrs | |||
| SECQUEVILLE EN BESSIN | 3 | Div location statement issued for locations as at 1200 hrs | Appx "B" | |
| 4 | Div Comd's conference on Lessons from Recent Ops attended by all COs. | |||
| 5 | Notes on Div Comd's conference of 4 Jul issued. | Appx "C" | ||
| 6 | Message O 189 regarding the use of passwords in 8 Corps area issued. | Appx "D" | ||
| 11 | Div Comd's briefing conference on Op "GREENLINE" held at this HQ | |||
| 13 | 0200 | Div under comd 12 Corps | ||
| LA MARE | 14 | 0945 | HQ moved to LA MARE 9367; est 1100 hrs | |
| 14 | 1000 | OO No 3 for Op "GREENLINE" issued | Appx "E" | |
| 14 | Appx "D" to above OO issued | Appx "F" | ||
| 15 | Appx "C" to OO No 3 issued containing Arty Sp Outline Plan | Appx "G" | ||
| 15 | Div Traffic Organisation trace issued | Appx "H" | ||
| 16 | 1540 | 15 (S) Div Op Instr No 2 issued concerning the holding of certain objectives | Appx "I" | |
| 16 | 2310 | No damage was done and two enemy a/c were probably destroyed by AA fire | ||
| 16 | 2325 | No damage was done and two enemy a/c were probably destroyed by AA fire | ||
| 17 | 2300 | - 2400 The Div area was bombed. No bombs fell in the immediate vicinity of HQ. | ||
| LE MESNIL PATRY | 18 | HQ moved to LE MESNIL PATRY 902703 and was est there at 1045 hrs. | ||
| 18 | 1440 | 15 (S) Div Op Instr No 4 issued, stating the policy of 12 Corps, under whose comd the Div now is, and setting out various reliefs. | Appx "J" | |
| 18 | Amendment No 1 to above Op Instr issued. | Appx "K" | ||
| 19 | 2040 | Div Op Instr No 5 issued, containing instrs for the lifting of certain minefds and having att a trace showing Corps, Div and Bde bdys | Appx "L" | |
| 21 | 2330 | Div Op Instr No 6 issued concerning the relief of 5 US Div on 24 Jul by 15 (S) Div | Appx "M" | |
| 21 | Div came under comd 30 Corps | |||
| BALLEROY | 23 | 0900 | HQ moved to area BALLEROY 698690; est there 1200 hrs. | |
| 24 | 0900 | Counter Mortar conference held | ||
| 24 | Div Location Statement issued | Appx "N" | ||
| 24 | 2030 | Div Op Instr No 8 issued, relating to relief of 44 (L) Inf Bde by 46 (H) Inf Bde on night 26/27 Jul | Appx "O" | |
| 24 | Amendment No 1 to above Op Instr issued | Appx "P" | ||
| 25 | 15 (S) Div Op Instr No 9 issued, relating to the picking up of | |||
| 25 | American minefds and the laying of further minefds. | Appx "Q" | ||
| 25 | 1730 | Staff meeting held to arrange details of routes and timings for the relief detailed in Div Op Instr No 8 (Shown as Appx "O"). | ||
| 26 | 0815 | Div Op Instr No 10 issued, laying down the counter attack roles for each Bde | Appx "S" | |
| 26 | 1930 | New Div Op Instr No 7 issued, laying down the orders regarding patrols in lieu of a previous Op Instr No 7 on same subject, which was cancelled. | Appx "R" | |
| 28 | Div is under comd 8 Corps. | |||
| 28 | 1730 | Staff meeting held to decide routes and timings for reliefs taking place on night 29/30 Jul vide Div Op Instr No 8. | ||
| 28 | Secret Routine Order No 348, and Appx "A" to same, issued | Appx "T" | ||
| 30 | 0730 | Op "BLUECOAT" begins. | ||
| LA CHAPELLE | 30 | 1500 | HQ moved to LA CHAPELLE 7062; est there about 1730 hrs. | |
| 31 | 1130 | Div Op Instr No 11 issued, laying down the tasks for the capture of the high ground in sq 6742, 6842, 6942 and 7142. | Appx "U" | |
| 31 | 1845 | Div Op Instr No 12 issued, laying down the Div task as the protection of the LEFT flank of 8 Corps. | Appx "V" |
Source: The War Diaries of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division June 1944 - May 1945.
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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