| 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: 3rd Infantry Division | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Throughout the day 3 Recce Regt patrolled canal from North of HELMOND to NEDERWEERT; 185 Bde remained in posn astride ASTEN brhead. With 8 Bde still in area WEERT with 1 S Lan R across the canal, the div area was very extended and the consequent demand for tp carrying tpt was beginning to strain adm resources. At last light orders were received to move a bn of 8 Bde (2 E Yorks) to GEMERT with A tk and MMG sp. |
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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