| 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: 6th Guards Tank Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier G.L. Verney, M.V.O. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | The Bde. was given an area of the battlefield EAST of FALAISE, over which the German columns recently retreated, to search. Bn. I.Os. were sub-allotted portions, and the day was spent identyfying and listing abandoned enemy equipment. Few items of great interest were found and a great deal of stuff had been removed already by the Germans themselves or French civilians. |
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.
Op zoek naar objectieve informatie of actualiteiten over WOII? Wil je je eigen battlefieldtour maken naar de locaties van oorlogen uit het verleden? Of ben je geïnteresseerd in oorlogsonderscheidingen en hun ontvangers? TracesOfWar.nl vertelt u meer!
© STIWOT, 1999-2025. Alle rechten voorbehouden. Privacyverklaring, cookies, disclaimer en copyright