| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | As soon as the leading troops, supported by the tanks, crossed the Start Line, intense Mortar fire, directed from the flank, came down on the whole of our front, and very shortly the Infantry were compelled to take cover behind the banks and hedges. This pause left the tanks very exposed and subjected them to Anti-tank fire from the same flank. On the left the continued heavy Mortar fire made further advance across the open impossible, the Infantry withdrew to the sunken road which was the Centre Line down which they attempted to continue the advance, supported by two tanks of No. 1 Troop, the third (Sgt. STEELE) already having become a casualty. |
Source: WW2Talk.com.
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