| 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: 517 Det. No. 5 CA Group. | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major D.B. McDonald, R.E. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SITTARD | 1 | Location Unchanged | ||
| SITTARD | 2 | Detachment allotted to 30 Corps: redisignated 517 (C) CA Det. Responsible for CA Admin in area as stated in Instr from 30 Corps Rear, 41/CA of 2 Dec 44, Copy No 4. Location Unchanged. | ||
| SITTARD | 7 | Visited by S.C.A.O. Col. Lambert. | ||
| SITTARD | 9 | 30 Corps CA/Mil Gov Staff Op Instr No 24 received. Placed in support and under command for mov Guards Armoured Div. | ||
| SITTARD | 16 | 12 Corps CA/8/3 dated 16 Dec 44 copy not received; but acted upon. | ||
| SITTARD | 18 | Departed SITTARD, arrived HILVARENBEEK via 30 Corps Rear. | ||
| HILVARENBEEK | 18 | Reported to S.C.A.O. 30 Corps Rear for instructions. | ||
| HILVARENBEEK | 21 | 30 Corps CA Staff Op Instr 25 Copy 7 received and acted upon. H.Q. set up at Hotel Scotch, LIEGE. | ||
| LIEGE | 23 | Visited by S.C.A.O. Col. Lambert. | ||
| LIEGE | 24 | Departed LIEGE. H.Q. set up at 44 Rue de Huy, WAREMME. | ||
| WAREMME | 25 | Visited by S.C.A.O. Col. Lambert. | ||
| WAREMME | 27 | Instrs received to proceed under reserve to AERSCHOTT. | ||
| WAREMME | 28 | Departed WAREMME. H.Q. set up at 56 Martelarenstraat, AERSCHOTT. Reported arrival to S.C.A.O. 30 Corps Rear. | ||
| AERSCHOTT | 29 | Departed AERSCHOTT from in reserve to in spt under comd for mov 6 Airborne Div. H.Q. set up at ST GERARD. | ||
| AERSCHOTT | 31 | Visited by S.C.A.O. Col. Lambert. |
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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