| 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: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.B. Churcher |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIELD | 1 | During the day the advance continued. Very little opposition was met. 3 Mon reverted to comd of Bde. 4 KSLI under comd 29 Armd Bde. The Armd Bde soon moved down across the River Seuleuvre followed by the Bns. Contact was made with the 5 US Div who had conformed with us on the right, and on the left the Gds Armd Div started to move down ending the day by being about two miles North of the river. The Bde was ordered to pivot for the night, no patrols to be sent out, as much rest as possible to be taken and be ready to move South at 0530 hrs. |
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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