| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | The day was spent in minor mopping up ops of many civilian reports of enemy received, most turned out to be false or misleading but several of these reports were investigated. 23 H sent one tp and one pl 8 RB to investigate a report of 5 – 8mm AA guns at 732942. When they arrived they found 4 – 88mms, 7 – 20mms and 2 lorries abandoned by the enemy who had left early in the morning. One sqn 2 FF Yeo swept the area bounded by R. Escaut – R. Rupel – rd ANTWERP – BOOM – 90 grid northing. By 1500 hrs they reported this area to be clear. One tp was left to watch for any enemy attempting to cross the river in the area HOBOKEN 6492. |
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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