WO 171/840 - 1 Royal Dragoons - December 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: The Royal Dragoons
Month and Year: December 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	19		Very little movement on our front. Shortly after 0900hrs. this morning, 12 75mm shells fell about 800yds . N of SAMBEEK. Floods in the VORTUM area subsided about 10ins. since last night. 'B' Sqn took over from 'C' Sqn in the Northern sector of our front . The enemy attack against the right flank of I U.S. Army has developed into a major counter-offensive and the enemy has made considerable progress. The Northern thrust was against MALMEDY (which the Americans still hold) and South of this town the enemy has advd as far as STAVELOT – which the Americans lost but recaptured. The Southern thrust is against ST VITH which is also still held, but the enemy has pushed on North and South of this town and has advanced as far as CHEVRON in the North and HOUFFALISE in the South. The Northern advance represents a penetration of about 30 miles – the two Southern thrusts, about 20 miles each. The enemy is employing about 14 Divs including 5 Pz Divs. Fine but poor visibility.

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

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