| 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 Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Sqns contd to leapfrog fwd in a Northerly direction on the left flank throughout the day in very heavy rain storms. ln the afternoon ‘C’ Sqn met considerable opposition on the rly line South of LE-THIL-EN-VEXIN 5197 but fought their way fwd over the rly line knocking out some two or three A/Tk guns in the area of the station and the village and a considerable amount of other enemy equipment. ‘B’ Sqn unfortunately knocked out an Armd Car of the Inns of Court Regt moving south East down the main road about Pt. 138 5151. The Regt harboured for the night just West of LE-THIL-EN-VEXIN. |
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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