| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | During the day Gds Armd Div and 11 Armd Div advanced from DOUAI and LENS respectively for distances of 70 and 60 miles. The advance of 11 Armd Div in the early stages was considerably hindered by enemy withdrawing from the LILLE area to the South and East, and later 50 Div were ordered to take up positions screening the exits from LILLE to South and SE. At last light the leading troops of 11 Armd Div were concentrated in area just North of ASSCHE 5102 and just South of ALOST 4066. |
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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