| 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: 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. G.K. Barker |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | The Brigade Comd (Brig G.E. Prior Palmer) visited Sqns in turn and gave the men an informal talk outlining the plans for the moment – 8 and 12 Corps offensive just started in VENLO sector, Americans under General Patton fighting for METZ, another big American push to start any day now south of 30 Corps sector, and 30 Corps with 84 US Div also u/c to start soon afterwards with our own show in GEILENKIRCHEN sector and then WALDENRATH (we making things nice and tidy for the Gds Armd Div to start!). He also spoke about the coming winter, warning us that it will be hard: leave was not on but all the Brigade would have had a go at the Bde Rest camp at LOUVAIN (near BRUSSELS) by 29 Nov 44. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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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