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WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Army Form C.2118
Unit: 7th Bn The Hampshire Regiment
Month and Year: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. D.E.B. Talbot MC
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
20   Location same. Bn was ordered to be at one hours notice and tpt was mustered in preparation for a quick move. Coys sontd with weapon trg etc. CO attended O Gp at Bde HQ. C Coy with one sec 3” Mor, one sec a tk, one tp 17 pr a tk and one sec MMGs were despatched to guard the rd and rly bridges at HUY 229162 against possible attacks by para tps, sabateurs, and marauding tks.

Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Jeroen Koppes.

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.