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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 2 H.C.R. | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. H. Abel Smith |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | The question of protection of ARDENNE br was most difficult. The Americans had a strong detachment with Anti-tk Guns there and the small inf force 2 HCR could provide from 11 Fd Coy could not be of great help there. CO after a round of visits incl one to 30 Corps where the Chief of Staff 2 Army was rung up arranged that though the responsibility was British the US forces would look after the close protection of the br. 2 HCR maintaining the closest contact with them by L.O. However Acting Comd 30 Corps Maj Gen Thomas crossed the br during the evening and decided that a British Detachment must be there in addition. Luckily Capt. Balding was available to be L.O. with the US force concerned and after a late visit to the br by C.O. who had OC D Sqn and OC 11 Fd Coy to meet him at the br all was tied up happily. The weather was still very wintry with hard frost but all tps were under cover. The ARDENNES battle was much more hopeful and our task on the Meuse was petering out fact. Once again even after nearly 6 months abroad 2 HCR senior Offrs were almost unchanged. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Mia Litjens.
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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