| 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: 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.G. Byron |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Phase 4. Crossing the River at Arnhem, the two Bdes. and 20 tanks of the Regiment were to be put into barges at NIJMEGEN sail up the Rhine and then turn North and then West along the Lower Rhine to a point of landing on the North bank on some concrete landing stages which were known to be in existence at ARNHEM. Fire power of the tanks, if necessary, to be used during the voyage. |
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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