| 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: 1 Coldstream Guards | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | The remainder of 3" Battalion IRISH GUARDS were ordered to take CORETIL and MAISONCELLES and MONTCHAMP. One Troop supported the Company into CORTEIL and met no opposition. No. 2 Troop under Lt. COLLIN went forward to MAISONCELLES with the SCOTS GUARDS Company of the 3th Battalion IRISH GUARDS and knocked out one Panther and one 7.5cm Assault Gun. There was some opposition in this village but the Company held on to part of it that night. |
Source: WW2Talk.com.
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