WO 171/691 - 159 Infantry Brigade - July 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: HQ 159 Infantry Brigade
Month and Year: July 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.G. Sandle

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	3		The general line of the Brigade remains the same. Mortaring and shelling continued throughout the day and night. Patrols were sent out by 4 KSLI and 1 Hereford to find out location and movements of enemy. They were observed making a defence line of strong points. The enemy tried to draw our fire, so as to locate our positions. This ruse did not work. Minefields and wiring tasks were being carried on by units. Artillery brought down fire on numerous targets. During the night an enemy attack was put in; tanks and infantry approx one coy strength. This was broken up by the artillery fire.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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