WO 171/675 - 152 Infantry Brigade - October 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: 152nd Infantry Brigade
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brig. A.J.H. Cassels, CBE, DSO.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
VLEUT near EINDHOVEN	3		The Bde Gp crossed Sp at 0800 hrs as per mov table. For the move the unit tpt was split up into four gps, Tcv gp, F Ech, A Ech and B Ech. The Tcv Gps were to lead in each unit and the marching personnel so carried were to debus at ACHT just South of Wilhelmina Canal and start marching immediately to relieve units of 46 and 227 Inf Bdes ahilst 'F' and 'A' Echs were to continue over Wilhelmina Canal to unit tpt conc areas from which tpt would be called fwd by units as required. Tpt of Bde Hq was to continue past ACHT and move straight into 46 Bde Hq area. 'B' Ech of all units were to be collected by Bde To and moved as one serial from HERENTHOUT area to a Bde 'B' Ech area immediately North of EINDHOVEN. 243 A Tk Bty were to move behind Bde Coln into a conc area round ACHT. The Bde coln moved as above and the take over was complete by 1730 hrs. 2 Seaforth relieved 7 Seaforth and 9 Cameronians, 5 Seaforth relieved 2 Glasgow Hdrs and 5 Camerons relieved 2 Gordons. Bde Hq was est by 1300 hrs in old location of 46 Inf Bde. 2 Derby Yeo less one sqn came u/c 152 Inf Bde on arrival in BEST area. One sqn moved at head of Bde coln from HERENTHOUT area and was u/c from night 2/3 Oct - regt plus another sqn moved into BEST area separately and came u/c as stated. 2 Derby Yeo less one sqn relieved 2 A & Sh. A & D Coys 1/7 Mx also moved into BEST area separately and 'D' Coy and two pls 'A' Coy remained u/c 152 Bde the remaining two pls of 'A' Coy going u/c 153 Bde. The take over was uneventful. At 1800 hrs 5 Camerons reported that they had taken 2 Pw and a patrol later in the evening captured another from his slit trench - a good start in the new posn. The night passed quietly save for two or three bursts of Mg fire from the enemy.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.

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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