| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1100 | These Kangaroos arrived at 0800 hrs and at 1100 hrs the bn embussed in them to practice loads and to become accustomed to them. Since the attack was being made on a one bn front, a tremendous amount of detail had to be arranged directly between the bn comd and his sp arms, which incl Sq Recce, Sqn Tks, Tp Flails, Tp A/Tk Guns. We were supposed to know whether the attack in Kangaroos would be launched or not by 1300 hrs 22nd. By that time, bns of the other two bdes were to have reached a certain report line, thereby breaking the crust of the enemy resistance after which we could be launched. Should this line not be reached, the bn was to be pushed fwd in a normal inf attack. Meanwhile we were to be at ½ hrs notice to move from 0900 hrs. |
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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