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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: 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry
Month and Year: August 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt-Col. D.A.R.S. Cooke
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
3 0600 "A" and "B" Sqns move out, "A" Sqn to recce down rd running SW from 380356 to VIRE and "B" Sqn to push down main rd running SW into VIRE as far as the X rds 646347. Regt still not allowed to enter VIRE."C" Sqn to block rd running E from ETOUVY to 668367 ans to observe S of this rd. RHQ remain at 664376.

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.