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
	29		Regt still in area ST. ANTHONIS. 'C' Sqn were sent back in the morning and harboured in the farm at 630327 where it was hoped they would be able to remain for some days to carry out maintenance, rest and reorganise. 'B' Sqn were allowed to stand down and maintain their tks in their posn in ST. ANTHONIS. 'A' Sqn were once more ordered out to investigate the situation and block any enemy adv North of VORTUM and also to block the road running into ST. ANTHONIS from LACTARIA. 'A' Sqn remained in posn in SAMBEEK area throughout the day and except for some exchange of shelling no incident of note occured. The 3rd Brit. Div. came up on this day to take over this area from the Div and during the day it was also learned that the American 7th Armd Div was also coming into this area to put in an attack on OVERLOON 7631 and VENLO 9109 from the North West, as owing to the lack of roads they considered they were unable to do this from the area DEURNE 6519. Owing to this the Bde Gp was to move back in the evening to an area just North East of GEMERT leaving only a small force consisting of 'A' Sqn and 2 Coys KSLI to hold ST. ANTHONIS for the night until the Americans arrived the following day. In the evening HQ moved back to a farm Vossemberg 6531 and 'B' Sqn to JAN BERNT HOEUE 6632. A1 and A Ech Vehs went out to their own Sqns in these areas. 'A' Sqn withdrew to their previous posn in ST. ANTHONIS at last light.

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

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