| 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: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.A. Holliman, MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NISTLERODE | 1 | The Bde for an indefinite period was to be employed on a watching role in protection of 30 Corps CL. It was therefore decided to give the Regt as much opportunity of re-organisation and maintenance as possible. One Sqn only was to be actively employed at a time 'C' Sqn being the Sqn on duty. The regt moved to NISTELRODE. The regt right and left bdys were the BARRIERE - WETTERING Canal 405475 to 445475 and the HEESCH - S'HERTOGENBOSCH rd respectively. The enemy was known to hold posns roughly along the 40 Easting. 'I' Coy 1 RB was placed under Comd and formed together with 'C' Sqn a strong point at HUNNEKINS VINKEL 455482. Inf patrols were sent forward to investigate enemy posns by night and reported hearing enemy patrols in area 413495. Maj S.P. Wood assumes comd of 'B' Sqn. |
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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