| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2 FF Yeo gp make progress against moderate opposition. They take over 100 PW 23 H find dat the area E of HELCHEREN is stubbornly held by the enemy, who has A tk guns, bazookas and mortars. Owing to lack of amn 13 RHA were restricted to 25 rpg for the day; unfortunately this restriction was not put on until most of the allotment had been used up early in the day. Thus it was not possible to get any arty sp for 23 H. The enemy was most persistent and after a day's hard battle has lost over 100 in killed, many wounded and approx 400 PW. The 2nd Bn Hubner Para regt was virtually wiped out as a result of the day's fighting. These tps were mostly yound and inexperienced; many had been clerks, etc. on airfields. But this was the stiffest fight we had experienced since the Normandy break-through. They did not surrender willingly and had to be almost pulled out of their dug-outs. By last light 23 H had advanced to a point about 2 miles E of the X rds. There they met more opposition and had a tk knocked out. 23 H gp decided to reamin in area 3773 for the night. 2 FF Yeo made good progress until they reached the main rd in area 3784. Here they had to overcome moderate opposition, incl A tk guns and a SP gun. By 2145 hrs they were est in the village 3784 astride the main rd. |
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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