| 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: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.G. Sandle |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | At 0400 hrs the Bde moved and was in new area at 1000 hrs. Orders were given out during the day. The day was spent lying low. The attack was to consist of a right flank protection to 15 (S) Div moving on two routes, right route 159 Inf Bde Gp less 3 Mon, plus 2 FF Yeo, left route 29 Armd Bde less 2 FF Yeo plus 3 Mon. At 0800 hrs bomber support was to be given. |
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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