WO 171/458 - 11 Armoured Division C.R.A. - September 1944

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: H.Q.R.A., 11 Armd Division
Month and Year: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brigadier B.J. Fowler, DSO, MC

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
AMIENS	1	0930	HQ moved.
	1	1645	HQ reached AUBIGNY 343078.
AUBIGNY	1		RA 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 14 issued.	Appendix 'A'
	2	0830	HQ started to move.
	2	1530	HQ established area LENS 5114.
	2		RA 11 Armd Div O.O. No. 9 issued.	Appendix 'B'
	3	0830	HQ on move into BELGIUM.
EENHOORN	3	2300	HQ established 503618 EENHOORN.
	4	1300	HQ moved.
WILLEBROECK	4	1630	HQ harboured 628782 WILLEBROECK.
	4	1800	HQ moved to BRUMENBAARD 660878.
BRUMENBAARD	6		RA 11 Armd Div O.O. No. 10 issued.	Appendix 'C'
	7	1845	RA 11 Armd Div message O 8 issued.	Appendix 'D'
	7		RA 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 15 issued.	Appendix 'E'
	8	1740	RA 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 16 issued.	Appendix 'F'
	8	2355	RA 11 Armd Div Op Instr No. 7 issued.	Appendix 'G'
	9	0900	14 PW from Lt Flak Bn taken in nearby farm.
	9	1030	HQ on move.
LUMMEN	9	1700	HQ reached LUMMEN 223695 and harboured for night.
	9	2040	RA 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 17 issued.	Appendix 'H'
	9	2220	RA 11 Armd Div message G 03 issued.	Appendix 'I'
	10		Lieut A. J. Burkart R.A. replaced Lieut S.A. Wadmore R.A. as LO. with RA Gds Armd Div.
	10		Capt K.D. Napper R.A. went as L.O. to 100 A.A. Bde.
VOORTE HEIDE	10		HQ moved to VOORTE HEIDE 308748.
	12	0230	RA 11 Armd Div message G 02 issued.	Appendix 'J'
PEER	12		HQ moved to PEER 385843.
	12		RA 11 Armd Div message G 01 with Barrage Trace issued.	Appendix 'K'
	13		1 OR evacuated beyond RAP and admitted to 18 Lt Fd Amb (Sick).
	13	0400	RA 11 Armd Div message G 02 issued.	Appendix 'L'
	13	2330	RA 11 Armd Div message G 05 issued.	Appendix 'M'
	14		11 Armd Div Op Instr No. 13 received.
	14	1445	RA 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 18 issued.	Appendix 'N'
	14	1755	RA 11 Armd Div Op Instr No. 8 issued.	Appendix 'O'
	14		1 OR posted from 18 Lt Fd Amb.
	16	1200	11 Armd Div under comd 8 Corps.
	16		Rear link closed down to RA 30 Corps and opened to RA 8 Corps.
	17	1800	Fire plan conference for attack by 3 Br Div held by CCRA 8 Corps at this HQ.
	17	1900	RA 11 Armd Div message G 04 issued.	Appendix 'P'
	17		Liet A.J. Burkart R.A. returned from RA Gds Armd Div.
	18		Lieut B.C. Roberts R.A went as LO to RA 3 Br Div.
	18		1 OR posted from, but remains attached to, 151 (AY) Fd Regt RA.
	19		77 (DLOY) Med Regt R.A. under comd.
	19	1200	Lieut S.A. Wadmore R.A. went as L.O. with 90 Fd Regt R.A. with wireless set on net of 'I' (HAC) Bty to arrange arty sp for 2 FF Yeo regt gp by 90 Fd Regt R.A.
	19	1250	RA 11 Armd Div message G 04 issued.	Appendix 'Q'
	19	1615	11 Armd Div O.O. No. 9 received.
	19	1925	RA 11 Armd Div O.O. No. 11 issued.	Appendix 'R'
	19		RA 11 Armd Adm Notes issued.	Appendix 'S'
CONVENT DE LA TRAPPE	20	1300	HQ moved to CONVENT DE LA TRAPPE 433022.
	20	2359	Lieut S.A. Wadmore R.A. returned from 90 Fd Regt R.A.
OOSTERIK	21	1300	HQ moved to OOSTERIK 480087.
	21	1630	R.A. 11 Armd Div Fire Plan No. 2 - Fire Plan Orange - issued.	Appendix 'T'
	21	1905	RA 11 Armd Div Fire Plan No. 3 - Fire Plan Lemon - issued.	Appendix 'U'
	21	1940	RA 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 19 issued.	Appendix 'V'
ZOMERN	23	0900	HQ moved to ZOMERN 591113.
	23		R.A. 11 Armd Div Tgt List issued.	Appendix 'W'
	23	1940	R.A. 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 20 issued.	Appendix 'X'
	23	2240	Addendum No. 1 to R.A. 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 20 issued.	Appendix 'Y'
	24	2200	R.A. 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 21 issued.	Appendix 'Z'
	25	0800	HQ moved to DEURNE 644193.
DEURNE	25	1700	HQ moved to MILSCHOT 592275.
	25		Lieut B.C. Roberts R.A. returned from R.A. 3 Br Div.
DOMPT	26	1515	HQ moved to DOMPT 640333.
	26		Lieut S.A. Wadmore R.A. went as L.O. with RA 50 Div.
	26		Lieut B.C. Roberts R.A. went as L.O. with R.A. 3 Br Div.
	26	2145	R.A. 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 22 and Trace issued.	Appendix 'A1'
	29		Lieut S.A. Wadmore R.A. returned from R.A. 50 Div.
	29		Lieut B.C. Roberts R.A. returned from R.A. 3 Br Div and went as L.O. with R.A. 7 US Armd Div.
	29	2125	R.A. 11 Armd Div message G 07 issued.	Appendix 'B1'
	30		R.A. 11 Armd Div support attack by 7 US Armd Div.
	30		AfsW 3008 and 3009 for weeks ending 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 Sep att.	Appendices 'D1 to M1'

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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.

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