| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Bn ordered to attack TOUFFREVILLE at 0700 hrs on the 18 July. No detailed recce was possible as the approach to TOUFFREVILLE lay over a vast open stretch of plain between ESCOVILLE and TOUFFREVILLE. Air sp from It and hvy bombers was to precede the attack while immediate Tk Sp to the Bn was to be given by D Sqn 13/18 Hussars, plus the usual sp arms from Div resources. The Bn objective was part only of a big Div attack rt 8 Bde and left 9 Bde. |
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.
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