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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
ST ODENRODE 25   Regt advanced to ST ODENRODE 4331 via BEST the western half still in enemy hands and defensive positions taken up in conjunction with the 501 American Airborne Regt. Meanwhile 5 DGs had moved fwd to clear the enemy who had cut XXX Corps CL at the same time more Americans were to advance from Veghel.

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.