WO 171/675 - 152 Infantry Brigade - October 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: 152nd Infantry Brigade
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brig. A.J.H. Cassels, CBE, DSO.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	30		Patrols found LOONS HOEKJE unoccupied and 2 Seaforth began to occupy it about 0930 hrs. The rest of the plan was left flexible until enemy movs could be finally ascertained. By morning the enemy except for broken down straglers had completely disengaged on Bde front and the days ops consisted in occupying vacated territory. During the morning the area for which the Bde was responsible for clearing was extended Westwards to 12 Easting. 5 Seaforth were accordingly ordered to occupy BESOIJEN 1446 and as far West as 12 Easting and 5 Camerons WAALWIJK 1546 as far East as Afwaterings Canal. About 100 hrs 5 Seaforth and 5 Camerons started moving to occupy the areas indicated and did so without incident. 5 Seaforth were completely settled in by 1600 hrs with tpt up and 5 Camerons likewise about 1530 hrs. Enemy shells and mortars were landed in small numbers in WAALWIJK and BAARDWIJK during afternoon and evening. 2 Seaforth zealous to gain sight of R Maas took up posns rather North of where they had been ordered on rd LOONS HOEKJE - WAALWIJK with two coys on the rly immediately South of the latter. In the late afternoon civilians reported that some twenty Ss tps were in area PLANTLOON 1744. 2 Seaforth were asked to deal with them but despite diligent patrolling no such tps were in fact discovered. Patrols from 5 Seaforth produced nothing of interest but those of 5 Camerons discovered about fifty enemy in are 1648. These were angaged by arty and nothing more was of them but further patrols est that enemy was digging in and mov about on other side of Canal.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.

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