| 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: 152nd Infantry Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. A.J.H. Cassels |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bde Comd went fwd early to visit bns and direct mopping up ops. Tanks moved off towards area between OCTEVILLE and the sea whilst 2 Seaforth proceeded to invest OCTEVILLE itself which was cleared by 1300 hrs the garrison giving itsef up like the rest of the enemy so far encountered. The main task still remaining to be done was to open up the main rd North from OCTEVILLE. 275 Fd Coy set about this and by 1517 hrs reported that portion of it clear between EDREVILLE and OCTEVILLE. Clearing continued but was not finished by last light. 275 Fd Coy were ordered to clear this rd first thing on 13 Sep as the Bde were to move North out of the LE HAVRE area starting at 1200 hrs using this rd. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.
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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