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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: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer:
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
18   There was a certain amount of firing by the enemy and Verey lights were put up from the area 425368 and 431368 during the early hours of the morning. Patrols investigating enemy trenches found them unoccupied. 2I C, Major H. de Burgh, went off during the morning to reconnoitre bn harbour area around BERCHEM, S.W. of NIJMEGEN.

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.