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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: 7th Bn. The Hampshire Regt.
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. D.E.B. Talbot MC
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
16   30 Corps would cross the big rivers MAAS (the Dutch Meuse), WAAL and NEDER RIJN (the deltaic continuation of the RHINE) employing three airborne Divs to secure the crossings this to be followed by an Armd thrust up the main rd EINDHOVEN – NIJMEGEN – ARNHEM 43 Div were to follow up the Armd drive.

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.