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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 Bn The East Yorkshire Regt
Month and Year: July 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
9-12   Bn remained in its posn in and around Square wood. The battle for CAEN was being mounted and the stage was being set. Some interest was being taken by the Luftwaffe at this point and at one point 3 FW 190 flew low over the Bn posn obviously on a recce. During the period, cas only amounted to 1 OR wounded.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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.