| 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: 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.G. Byron |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Squadron Leaders conference held at which Commanding Officer outlined forthcoming operations. Airborne landings were to be made in the area EINDHOVEN – NIJMEGEN – ARNHEM on 17 Sep. with the object of securing the Brs. at these places. Gds. Armd. Div. followed by 43 Div. with the Regiment under comd. 214 Bde. were to drive through over the ESCAULT Canal through EINDHOVEN – NIJMEGEN – ARNHEM, the Gds. having as their objective Zuyder Zee. |
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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