| 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: 'G' Branch 79 Armd Div | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Maj. Gen. Sir P.C.S. Hobart, KBE CB DSO MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAVENWEZEL Nr ANTWERP | 1 | Amendment No. 2 to 79 Armd Div Staff List issued. | A | |
| 1 | Op ‘Infatuate’, the attack on WALCHEREN, was carried out by 4 SS Bde with dets of the following units of 79 Armd Div in support:- HQ 30 Armd Bde; 1 Lothians (flails); 87 Aslt Sqn RE (AVRE); 5 Aslt Regt RE (equipped with Buffaloes); ‘A’ Sqn Staffs Yeo (DD). | |||
| 1 | 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 2 issued. | B | ||
| 3 | Addendum 1 to 79 Armd Div Op Intr No. 2 issued. | C | ||
| 4 | Addendum 2 to 79 Armd Div Op Intr No. 2 issued. | D | ||
| 6 | Addendum 3 to 79 Armd Div Op Intr No. 2 issued. | E | ||
| 6 | Addendum 4 to 79 Armd Div Op Intr No. 2 issued. | F | ||
| 7 | G.O.C. inspected Staffs Yeo. | |||
| 7 | Main Div HQ moved to St. Joris College, EINDHOVEN, Holland. Move order attached. | G | ||
| 9 | Addendum 5 to 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 2 issued. | H | ||
| 11 | 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 3 issued. | J | ||
| 21 | C-in-C 21 Army Group visited this HQ. | |||
| 21 | G.O.C. visited 21 Army Group afternoon of 21st, returning | |||
| 22 | to HQ 79 Armd Div afternoon of 22nd. | |||
| 24 | G.O.C. & G.S.O.1 flew to England – visit to War Office to discuss org of Aslt Trg Estab R.E. | |||
| 28 | G.O.C. & G.S.O.1 returned from England and rejoined H.Q. in EINDHOVEN. | |||
| 29 | 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 4 issued. | K | ||
| 30 | Amendment No. 1 to 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 4 issued. | L | ||
| 30 | Amendment No. 2 to 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 4 issued. | M |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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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