| 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: 3rd Bn Irish Guards | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.O.E. Vandeleur |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIEST | 6 | We left BRUSSELS at 1000 hrs amid the usual scenes of cheering and enthusiasm and moved without incident through LOUVAIN as far as DIEST. 32 Gds Bde Op was leading the advance with the I.G. Op in reserve. On reaching the ALBERT Canal the W.O. Gp found that all the bridges had been blown and we were compelled to halt whilst a bridge was constructed during the night . The only casualty during the day was one OR wounded. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Fred Bolle.
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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