| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | The adv continued. C Sqn South of the rly were held up on the line of the track running North and South from 369493 to 370488 by spandau and mortar fire from the woods on their left flank. A Sqn were able to push fwd with the aid of flame-throwers through the village of BRUGGEN 370503 which had not been completely captured during the night. By 1730 hrs A Sqn and 2 Mon reached the Div objective on a line running North and South through FORT ALEXANDER 353488. C Sqn and 4 Welch were established on a line in the North, 363488 South to wood 365484. The inf established themselves in this posn for the night and A and C Sqns withdrew to harbour areas West and South of the rly. During the days ops over 200 POW were taken. |
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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