| 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: Headquarters 29th Armoured Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier C.B.C. Harvey, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 0700 | 23 H and 3 R Tks gps adv to complete Bde task of clearing the area bounded by rd GERWEN - GELDROP on W, WILLEMS canal on E, canal 5619 - 4918 on S and canal 5526 - 5026 to N.23 H quickly occupied GERWEN without meeting opposition, and pushed one org on to STPHOUT 5323, mopping up a few enemy inf and MG posts on their way.3 R Tks had one sqn gp across canal and up to rly at 522210 by 0730 hrs. They had to deel with a certain amount of opposition from enemy inf before they could get across the rly. The sqn and two coys N of rly worked its way E successfully dealing with small pockets of enemy inf to MEDEYOAR 523210. 8 RB patrol which had been sent off at first light reached AARIE 5425 and reported brs along the canal blown. No enemy left W of WILLEMS canal N of HELMOND except a few isolated pockets in area OVERBRUG 5423 and MG posts futher S.23 H soon cleared STIPHOUT and sent patrol S to contact 3 R Tks coming up towards them. |
Source: 11th Armoured Division.
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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