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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: 4th Tk Bn Grenadier Guards
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.R.H. Davies
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
ALMENÈCHES 7   A distance of 41 miles was done on the first day & the harbour area at ALMENÈCHES Q4342 was reached by 1400 hrs. Several miles were done across country through thick mud. Casualties to vehicles were very light & all tanks arrived eventually. The soft vehicles set out at 2035 hrs & drove straight to LE NEUBOURG a distance of about 115 miles arriving at 0510 hrs.

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.