WO 171/846 - 15-19 The King Royal Hussars - September 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 15th/19th Hussars
Month and Year: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, MC.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	22		Regt came under comd 159 Inf Bde joining 2 FF Yeo, 1 Herefords and 4 KSLI in the Bde Grp. 1 Herefords had forced a br hd over the Zuid Willems Vaart canal at SOMEREN 6012 during the night and 2 FF Yeo and 4 KSLI had pushed through them at first light and were now fighting in area ASTEN 6113 and the North of this place. The objective of the Div was to clear the area East of this canal and adv Northwards to DEURNE 6520 and clear HELMOND 5621 from the East. During the morning 29 Armd Bde completed clearance of the country South of the Wilhelmina Canal, West of HELMOND and the enemy retired East over the canal continuing to hold the Eastern half of HELMOND. During the morning Regt less 'C' Sqn moved fwd through HEEZE 4911 and took up posns in area SOMEREN to assist 1st Herefords to hold the br hd over the canal. 'A' Sqn were in posn South of the main road 6011, 'B' Sqn to the North of it 5912, RHQ behind them. About midday 'C' Sqn having been released by the 101 US Airborne Div after having taken no active part in their battle, returned under comd and took up posn about rd junc 585131 giving protection to the North West. During the course of the day Sqns came under fairly heavy arty and mortar fire but were engaged in no actions beyond patrols sent out by recce Tp and 'A' Sqn along the West side of the canal to the South and by 'C' Sqn to the area LIEROP an BOOMEN 5715 to the North. 4th Tp 'A' Sqn - Lt. JP Ireland was in posn on the East side of the bridge where they assisted Inf to clear up the situation in that area and remaind there during the night. Sqns harboured for the night in the same posns. Late in the day 29 Armd Bde was brought round from the North and passed through 159 Bde Gp over the bridge at SOMEREN to fight their way fwd to DEURNE 6520.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Mia Litjens.

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