| 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: First Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | During the early morning, while it was still dark, patrols were sent out by 'D' and 'A' Coys. Information brought was sufficient to establish that POLDER was still held, but at 1100 hrs it appeared the enemy had retired from there according to civilian information. During the afternoon, therefore, an attack was made on POLDER. It was an attack by infiltration, 'C' Coy leading, going via the dock side south west of POLDER, thence into the village and north to the Barracks at the North end of the village with one pl, leaving two pls in the area 688004. 'D' Coy followed and occupied a posn immediately on their right in the area 689005, 'B' Coy occupied the SE corner of the village. 'A' Coy remaining in their flats together with two secs of MGs and the 3" Mors in bty. Bn. HQ moved forward to the flats as soon as it was clear that the obj was being easily taken. The only opposition during the whole attack came from shell-fire, generally 88 mm and the attack cost the Bn five cas. |
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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