| 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: 1 S. Lan. R. | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt-Col. W.A. Waller, MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1350 | 4×105 mm guns fired 20 shells into same area. Foll observations made from KASTEEL 835301 today. A big wooden boat along hedge at 863303. A German rubber collapsible boat on bank about 80× East of wooden boat (That was not there yesterday). A wooden rowing boat on bank at 837303. Wiring visible as foll. 2 rows 20× apart of double apron running East along bank from 843298, one row on river edge. Spider-web wire approx 1' off ground, about 10' deep, from waters edge up sloping bank to top from 836303 - 843298. 2 Rows, 20× wide of wire-fencing, probably single apron, running West from 836303, one row an river-bank. Comns. trenches along whole length of bank, with frequent weapon-pits. No signs of occupn seen. |
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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