WO 171/691 - 159 Infantry Brigade - August 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: August 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.B. Churcher

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	16		New orders were given to the Bde to continue adv in the direction of FLERS and then East. Less and less opposition was encountered, more and more deserters were coming into our hands, including an American Sjt of a Fortress, who had baled out and kept in hiding also a British Mustang pilot, who had been under French protection for 14 days. The advance was completely slowed up by mines, craters, demolitions etc, and the closeness of the country. The KSLI came up against a certain amount of opposition South of the R Vire at AUBUSSON. By nightfall the 4 KSLI had partly taken the village with the help of the 3 RTR. The Herefords and the Southern route were halted to conform.	I

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

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