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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: HQ 185 Inf Bde
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Brig. E.L. Bols
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
6   2 KSLI posn was taken over by a bn of 8 Br Inf Bde (2 E Yorks) in preparation for the conc of bdes for the assault on the REICHSWALD (Op Goodwood). The plan of this op was explained by Bde Comd and planned to take place 9 or 10 Oct preceded by heavy ‘carpet’ bombing.

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.