WO 171/7822 - 110 Provost Company - September 1945

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: 110 Provost Coy.
Month and Year: September 1945	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Capt. D. Murphy

Place	Date	Summary
PREETZ	1	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. Speed traps operated by KIEL Det on the RENSBURG-NORTOFF Road – four charges submitted for speeding offences.
	2	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. No 9 Section (NEUMUNSTER) reported increase of traffic thro’ NEUMUNSTER, extension of duties owing to this traffic. Reverted to normal later in evening. Speed trap operated by No 9 Section on the HAMBURG-NEUMUNSTER Road – 4 charges and two reports resulted. Two Polish DPs arrested by KIEL Det for butchering of a cow. Later handed over to the Civil Police. A Military Police raid by KIEL Det on a suspected Black Market – results negative.
	3	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. 3 German civilians arrested for breach of curfew regulations by No 9 Section stationed at NEUMUNSTER.
	4	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. Escort duties performed by No 8 Section (PLON) re visit of Captain Bellinger M.P. to 8 Corps Dist. Speed checks operated by No 9 Section on the KIEL-NEUMUNSTER Roads. Two charges and two reports submitted in respect of speeding offences. Bellinger
	5	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. Speed check operated by Section 8 in the Corps HQ area – no charges or reports submitted. A raid was carried out by No 9 Section at the Asylum for the homeless at 2300 hrs, two English soldiers found on enclosed premises. One German woman in possession of Allied foodstuffs. Four Poles from DP Camp at LUBECK were arrested by KIEL Det at the KIEL Railway Station for being in possession of arms and ammunition.
	6	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. One German civilian arrested by KIEL [Det] for being in possession of a large quantity of salt.
	7	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. Speed checks operated by No 9 Section on the KIEL-NEUMUNSTER Road. One charge and two reports preferred.
	8	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. Five German civilians arrested for Black Market activities.
	9	Normal duties carried. Nothing to report.
	10	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. Lecture by OC Det on “Agricultural and horticultural training in England and Wales for non-disabled men and women released from War Service.”
	11	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. No unusual incident to report.
	12	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. No unusual incident to report.
	13	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. No unusual incident to report.
	14	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. Investigations carried out by KIEL Det and NEUMUNSTER Det re V.D.
	15	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. One Serb arrested by NEUMUNSTER Det for being in possession of a pistol and ammunition.
	16	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. Speed checks operated on the KIEL-HAMBURG Road – no reports. An [Arabian?] lager was entered by KIEL Det and it was ascertained that 2 sheep had been slaughtered. Lager Fuehrer was instructed to produce the men responsible.
	17	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. No unusual incident to report.
	18	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. No unusual incident to report.
	19	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. No unusual incident to report.
	20	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. No incident to report.
	21	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. 3 civilians (German) arrested for breach of curfew regulations in KIEL.
	22	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. One civilian arrested for using WD petrol, by KIEL Det.
	23	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. No unusual incident to report.
	24	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. Speed checks operated by Dets in KIEL, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and PREETZ. 3 reports submitted.
	25	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. No unusual incident to report.
	26	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER & KIEL. Nothing to report.
	27	A German youth arrested by NEUMUNSTER Det in connection with stealing NAAFI rations.
	28	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. Nothing to report.
	29	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER and KIEL. KIEL det’s visited Lagers in the KIEL area and instructed Lager Fuehrers of the seriousness re DPs circulating after curfew hours and of plundering and looting.
	30	Normal duties carried out at PREETZ, PLON, NEUMUNSTER & KIEL. No unusual incident to report.

previous month | next month

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

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.

Domains

More information

Contact