| 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: 23rd Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: May 1945 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.P. HARDING, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | As the second class roads and trackes had been proved impassible, "C" Squadron Group was ordered to clear the road TALKAU - road junction 918605 and thence west to BORSTORF. There was no opposition. Two large sea mines were exploded. They caused no damage to the tanks but blew two very large craters in the road. These were eventually filled in and "C" Squadron moved on. 12.00 hours. 2nd F & F Yeomanry were making good progress, finding no opposition, and the Brigade was directed onto LUBECK. 23rd Hussar Group, having taken some time to extricate itself, followed behind 2nd F & F Yeomanry via SIRKSFELDE, 8367 - STEINHORST, 8374 - WESTERAU, 8279 and thence along the autobahn. 2nd F & F Yeomanry had raced ahead and entered LUBECK. They found little opposition. 23rd Hussar Group halted for a short while on the autobahn and was then ordered to bypass LUBECK and push on to the coast. A large number of Allied POW were set free, including some British. "C" Squadron were put down in the area 9695, "B" and HQ, 9895, and "A" Squadron, the area 0295. An increasing number of prisoners was taken during the day. Opposition had now ceased. The enemy's one idea was to surrender without delay. Counting them was out of the question. It was difficult enough to herd them together. |
Source: Neil Grimshaw.
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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