| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | The intention to seize DEURNE remained the same. At first light 23 H pushed recce fwd to see whether opposition area of T-rd warranted a bn attack. It proved not to be serious, so it was decided to push on in normal sqn/coy gps. 3 R Tks made very good progress towards the N and by 0830 hrs had their inf across the rly line 6519 – 6619 with leading tks just beginning to cross. One gp directed on ZEILBURG 6619 met some opposition in that village but was overcome quickly. Area of Y-rd 6621 appeared to be strongly held, and was shelled heavily by 13 RHA and med regt. |
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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