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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: 1 E. Lan. R.
Month and Year: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. F.F.E. Allen
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
20   Warning Order was received at 0900 hrs "Stand by and be prepared to move by 1200 hrs" no location being given. "G" Recce party under comd of 2IC left at 1200 hrs for Bde but did not leave there until 2000 hrs arriving at OTTENBRUG 7943 (Louvain Sheet 56) at 0530 hrs on the 21st. Bn embussed in TCVs at 1600 hrs but did not actually move until 2100 hrs for the new area.

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.