| 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: 2 Welsh Guards | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Night 2/3 Sep was spent at DOUAI aerodrome, Bn having moved through ARRAS from ECURIE on p.m. 2 Sep. Bn moved out from DOUAI grouped in a Battle Group with 1 W.G. at approx 0500 hrs 3 Sep with objective BRUSSELS. After a day's miscellaneous fighting, W.G. Battle Group arrived first into BRUSSELS, the Bn being rather split up the night 3/4 Sep, some tks of 3 Sqn at the Luxembourg Station, some of 1 Sqn at the Gestapo HQ in BRUSSELS, and the remainder of the Bn on the Avenue Louise. A couple of actions at the Royal Falace and Gestapo HQ were fought, otherwise the entry went smoothly, the chief diffiiculty being to cope with the populace who were very effusive in their welcome. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.
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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