| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCE | 1 | 0715 | The adv from our br head over the Somme began. 2 FF Yeo led on left route followed by 8 RB gp (less three mot coys), with 23 H leading in centre followed by Tac HQ, Bde, 3 R Tks and Main Bde. One sqn 23 H followed a route on the right to protect that flank. Whatever enemy force had been in the area during the previous day had pulled out, leaving only a few weak rearguards which were quickly overcome. |
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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