| 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: 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: March 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | The Regiment fired the 75 mm and the Besa on the FORESTBURNGATE Range, and on three subsequent days. Approximately 20 commanders and 20 gunners per Squadron got a chance to practice long range indirect shooting. 2000 of 75 mm were fired. 2 of these rounds jammed and none failed to explode. |
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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