| 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: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. D.E.B. Talbot MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | At 1115 hrs under cover of smk the ey attempted a further crossing in some strength to re inforce his br head. Arty and MMG fire was brought down and most of the boats appeared to be hit. OPs reported that only 15-20 men succeeded in getting ashore. It was decided to put in a night attack with a fresh coy - "A" - to try to clear up the situation. The attack commenced at 2200 hrs supported by arty, mortars, MMGs and fire from flanking coys from the main bn posn. The coy reached the NE corner of the factory with little difficulty but at this point a hy mist came up from the river reducing visibility to about one yard and making it impossible to maintain contact in the confused tangle of bldgs. The coy therefore was withdrawn to the South western side of the factory to reorganise and wait for visibility to improve before making a further attempt. |
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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