| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUILDENBERG | 30 | At first light the area having been completely cleared the regt conc and moved to take over posns held by 4 Armd Bde in the vicinity of REIGEN 0537. The route being HELVOIRT - TILBURG - REIGEN. 1/6 Queens remained under comd and with Recce Tp carried out extensive recces proving area for 2 miles West of line X-rds 0535 to 0539 clear of enemy. The Royal Netherlands Bde now under our comd. The 1 Polish Armd Div was also contacted their HQ being at GILZE. Locations:- RHQ HULTEN X-rds 'A' Sqn 068342 'B' Sqn 033346 'C' Sqn 053962. |
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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