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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: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. The Lord Tryon
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
25   Christmas Day. A church service at 1000 hrs followed by Xmas dinners in a local factory were all that could be carried out of the usual festivities. The weather had turned very cold, & although there was no snow yet, it seemd likely to fall at any moment.

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.