| 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: 517 Det. No. 5 CA Group. | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major D.B. McDonald, R.E. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIJMEGEN | 1 | Under comd 312 Det. | ||
| NIJMEGEN | 2 | 1115 | Message from 30 Corps Rear: 517 Det reverts to under direct comd SCAO 30 Corps forthwidth | |
| NIJMEGEN | 6 | 1400 | Capt. C.F.R. Bagnall reported for temporary attachment during the absence of Capt Blair on compassionate leave. | |
| NIJMEGEN | 7 | 30 Corps CA Staff Instruction No 21 Copy 10 received. | ||
| NIJMEGEN | 9 | 1100 | Col Welch – O.C. 5 CA Group – visited detachment. | |
| NIJMEGEN | 10 | 1030 | Complied with instructions contained in 30 Corps CA Staff Inst No 21. Departed 170 St Annastraat NIJMEGEN 1030 hrs. | |
| TILBURG | 10 | Reported to 5 CA Group TILBURG 1632, 54 Zomerstraat occupied at 1430 hrs. Reported location. | ||
| TILBURG | 18 | 1415 | Message received from 5 CA Group to deploy under comd 30 Corps on 19 Nov 44. | |
| TILBURG | 19 | Departed TILBURG for deployment 0930 hrs. Reported to 30 Corps Rear 1445 hrs. Received instructions to set up HQ at SITTARD. | ||
| SITTARD | 20 | Location reported to 30 Corps as follows: Hotel de Prins, 19 Rijksweg Zuid, SITTARD. Map Ref 685685. 30 Corps CA Staff Op Instrs No 23 Copy No 1 received. | ||
| SITTARD | 24 | 30 Corps CA Staff Op Instrs No 23 completed. | ||
| SITTARD | 25 | Message received from 30 Corps Rear to remove to other accn by 1000 hrs 26 Nov. | ||
| SITTARD | 26 | 1000 | Hotel de Prins vacated. H.Q. set up at 75 Steinweg, SITTARD. | |
| SITTARD | 27 | Reported location. | ||
| SITTARD | 28 | Vacated 75 Steinweg, set up H.Q. in 6 Stationstraat, SITTARD. Reported location. | ||
| SITTARD | 30 | – |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.
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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