| 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 159 Infantry Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.G. Sandle |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | The convoy passed DOVER at 0230 hrs without incident. At 1600 hrs one of the escorting corvettes hoisted the black flag indicating a submarine in the area. The corvette fired six depth charges. No results were reported. The convoy was under continuous protection of the Air Force. Four aircraft permanently patrolling up and down. France was just seen in the far distance at 2015 hrs. The convoy anchored off OUISTREHAM at 2105 hrs. - Owing to he roughness of the sea and the half light no unloading was attempted that night. At approx 2300 hrs the air raid warning was sounded. The raid lasted a short time. |
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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