| 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 Gds Armd Div | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Maj. Gen. A.H.S. Adair, DSO MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Div HQ moved to area just SW of br over ESCAUT CANAL. Hy fighting during day. Div HQ was fairly heavily shelled during the night but casualties were fortunately nil. Some enemy managed to cross the canal and Div HQ stood to for about an hour from 0200 hrs. |
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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