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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 E. Yorkshire Regt
Month and Year: August 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
11   1 S Lan R held up by enemy in houses and orchards around pt 272, 6728. 2 E Yorks began to move towards LA SALIERE 6789 in order to work round left of pt 272. A & B Coys, who were fwd, ran into a very ingenious and persevering enemy, who although not strong in numbers, proved extremely difficult to push back in the very close country.

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.