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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: HQ 30 Corps
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.-Gen. B.G.Horrocks, CB, MC
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
1   There was some stubborn resistance in ALBERT BAPAUME and DOULLENS but on the whole the enemy appeared to be disorganised. Over 3,000 PW were taken during the day including one Corps Commander and his C of S.

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.