WO 171/352 - 30 Corps CRE - September 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: HQ 30 Corps Tps Engrs
Month and Year: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. R.E. Black RE

Place	Date	Hour	Summary
FRANCE	1	1500	HQ moved to WARLUS N3998.
	1	1800	German officer & driver taken prisoner.
	1-4		Formation spent most of daylight hours on move but Coys organised “flying sections” who fell out of column to clear roads of obstructions & carry out urgent repairs.
	2		Vehicle & personal maintenance.
	2	1930	CRE’s Company Commanders conference.
BELGIUM	3	1100	HQ moved to MELLES N9836 near TOURNAI.
	3		11 Field Company placed in support of Guards Armd Div.
	3		209 Field Company placed in support of 11 Armd Div.
	4	0730	HQ moved to STROMBEEK J6363 near BRUSSELS.
	5	0930	CRE C.C.C.
	6		Rec’d C.E. Operation Instr’n No 15.
	6		71 Fd. Coy. Placed in support of C.R.C.
	7	1230	HQ moved to DIEST K1373.
	7		209 Fd. Coy. Placed u/c 11 Armd Div.
	7	2000	CRE C.C.C.
	8		Formation began task of construction of Bailey & barge bridges over ALBERT CANAL at BEERINGEN K2375.
	8		71 Fd Coy reverts from, & 72 Fd coy placed, in support of CRE.
	9		N.T.R.
	10		A/M task complete – maintenance of bridge.
	11		Coys placed u/c 231 Bde for close defence of BEERINGEN bridges.
	12		Rec’d CE Operation Inst’n No 16.
	12	1830	CRE C.C.C.
	13		209 Fd Coy revert to u/c C.R.E.
	13		72 Fd Coy revert from u/c C.R.E.
	14	1100	HQ moved to KLEINHOEF K3580.
	15		[…]
	16		[…]
	17		[…]
	18		[…]
	19	1730	C.R.E. C.C.C.
	20	1730	C.R.E. C.C.C.
	21		Rec’d 11 AGRE Operation Order No 7.
	21		Rec’d CE Operation Inst’n 19.
	21		CRE opened Tac HQ at E4008 with 209 Fd Coy.
	22	1300	HQ moved en route for area NIJMEGAN.
	23		Still en route – road cut by enemy A.F.Vs.
	23		Rec’d CE Operation Inst’n No 20.
HOLLAND	24	1200	HQ established BRAKKENSTEIN E7158 near NIJMEGAN.
	24	1800	CRE CCC.
	24		11 Fd. Coy. revert u/c CRE.
	25		Rec’d CE Operation Inst’n No 21.
	25	1400	CRE C.C.C.
	26		N.T.R.
	27		Platoon of 210 Fd Coy revert u/c C.R.E.
	27	1800	CRE C.C.C. A-pers bombs dropped in locality one man slightly injured.
	28		N.T.R.
	29		N.T.R.
	30		26 B.D. Section R.E. placed u/c CRE.
	30	1730	CRE CCC.
	30	2000	A-pers bombs dropped in locality no damage.

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Source: Jeroen Niels, 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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