| 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: 5 Royal Tank Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.A. Holliman |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0715 | "A" Sqn led the Regtl Gp with nothing to report except an abandoned 170 mm in the village of VIGNACOURT and continued to advance to ST LEGER. Meanwhile 1 Tp of "C" Sqn had been sent to ST OUEN. On reaching the outskirts of DOMART "A" Sqn came under Mortar and MG fire, also ST LEGER was mortared scattering the cheering locals. The coy of Queens came forward in TCVs and occupied defensive positions. "A" Sqn engaged all likely places in DOMART and soon moved on again, as they approached BERNEUIL a Regt from 4 Armd Bde also arrived from the E thus putting 400 PsW in the bag. BERNEUIL proved to be a flying bomb site. "A" Sqn pushed on and ½ way to BERNAVILLE were engaged by 4 x 105 mms, apparently firing over open sights. They were immediately engaged and after a few casualties had been inflicted the guns were abandoned and the crews made PsW. "A" Sqn pushed ahead meeting minor opposition at BOIS BEGUES 0787 and OUTREBOIS 0889 but crossed the river at 090895. The woods in this area contained about 50 enemy and fighting began. The Regt was then ordered to form a "firm base" at BOISBERGUES with 1/6 Queens. "A" Sqn withdrew from the bridge at last light. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, 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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