| 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: 5 Royal Tank Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.A. Holliman |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 0430 | Advance begins under "peace march" conditions. The route to the R SEINE being via LE NEUBOURG – LOUVIERS and the R crossed at ST PIERRE DU VAUVRA. The route then ran: HOUVILLE LA FORET – LE TRONQUAY 4810 – LA FEUILLE 4914 – X rds 5920 and the Regt leaguered at 5933 a mile S of GALLE FONTAINE. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, 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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