| 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: 53rd Reconnaissance Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. L. Williams |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | A & B Sqns routine patrols – no contact. C Sqn continued task under 71 Inf Bde. CO visited C Sqn at HELVOIRT 240405. During the day the Div received orders to move to the area of BREE 5084 in BELGIUM to relieve the Belgian Bde in anticipation of a large scale enemy attack over the R. MAAS. | Appendix ‘E’ |
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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