| 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: 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.E. Swetenham |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the field | 1-6 | Regiment in OPOETEREN 543765. Individual training continued. No operational role. | ||
| 5 | Lieut-General B.G. Horrocks, CB, DSO, MC, Comd 30 Corps, visited the regiment and addressed all Squadron Leaders. | |||
| 7 | Regiment moved to BROEKSITTARD 7168 u/c 131 Inf Bde. | |||
| 8 | 'A' Squadron moved to GANGELT 7767 in sp 9 DLI. | |||
| 17 | 'B' Squadron relieved 'A' Squadron at GANGELT in sp 9 DLI. | |||
| 21 | Regiment moved to MUNSTERGELEEN 6866 in Div Res. Operational role – Counter-attack if necessary. | See Appx 'C' | ||
| 31 | 'B' Sqn at WENTRAHEN 7065. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
