WO 171/1384 - 2 Royal Ulster Regiment - October 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: 2nd Bn The Royal Ulster Rifles
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
721382	12		It was now decided that 3 Br Inf Div would clear the area of woody country as far as VENRAY& possibly further. During the afternoon the CO was on recconaissance with the Brigadier & the Squadron Leader of the supporting Tank Squadrons from 4e Grenadier Guards. A restricted view of the forward edge of the wood which was to be the Bde objective , was obtained from the bridge at 736322 but swiftly following darkness, and the operations of 8 Br Inf Bde, who were battling for the approches to the wood,reduced the valie of the recce. At 2000hrs the CO received final orders from Bde & at 2145 hrs gave out his own to Company Commanders. 2 RUR was to lead the Bde with the intention of capturering & clearing the large woodto the south west of OVERLOON. Within the Bn A Coy was to lead, followed by D, B, & C, each with objectives as shown on appendix. Routes were however dependant upon recconaissance which was to be carried out by leading Coy Comds & the tank squadron & troop leaders. Liaison between the representative of both arms & the issue of revise orders had all to take place after first light, so that it was unlikely that zero hour would remain at 800 as fixed.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.

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