| 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: 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.E. Swetenham |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the field | 1 | Regt moved to area NW of HEESCH 4851 with the intention of clearing the area OSS 4754 – GEFFEN 4352 - PAPENDYK 4350 - HEESCH 4851 with A coy 1 RB. Little opposition was met and the area was clear by 1300 hrs. Regt concentrated in the area 4451 with patrols covering the rly, track running East from NULAND 4050 to RUNROT 4351 and the main s'HERTOGENBOSCH 3147 - HEESCH 4851 rd at 420498. Recce withdrew at last light and posns taken over by A Coy 1 RB. |
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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