WO 171/1304 - Hallamshire Battalion - October 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: The Hallamshire Bn. The York & Lancaster Regiment
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. Hart Dyke

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	29		The attack, which was the preliminary move in the capture of ROOSENDAAL, was to begin at 1130. The situation in the area was briefly as follows: 11 RSF hold WOUW 6729, where they were subjected to heavy shellfire. Any movement across the railway at 664290 drew immediate fire from SP guns in the area of BOEINK. An attack from the left was therefore impossible. On the right, 7 DWR had obtained a footing across the A.Tk ditch South of HULSDONK 7130, but were being repeatedly counter attacked. The railway line running East to West was thought to be an anti-tank obstacle, although it could be crossed in some places. The whole area was very open, flat and waterlogged. The mounting of an infantry and tank attack across such country therefore presented considerable difficulties.	O.O. at Appx "S"

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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