| 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: 52 (L) Reconnaissance Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.B.A. Hankey, OBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Regt ordered to move to WEYBRIDGE (Surrey) area on 11 Aug 44. CO, given details of projected operation. This involves the landing of airborne force (incl 52 Div) south west of PARIS in RAMBOUILLET area. Sea borne forces under command 157 Bde (include this Regt) to land by sea and link up later. Regt to be ready to move to marshalling area by 15 Aug '44. Tank Sqn will not go with Regt. |
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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