| 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: HQ 30 Corps | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.-Gen. B.G.Horrocks, CB, MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | The advance of Gds Armd Div on the right went very smoothly the bridges at TOURNAI having been secured the evening before by advanced elements of XIX US Corps on the right. Just before last light the leading elements entered BRUSSELS where they were received with the wildest enthusiasm by the inhabitants. Other elements were just West of MECHLIN. |
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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