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 WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY		 Army Form C.2118
Unit: 11th Bn Royal Tank Regt.
Month and Year: July 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. R. Dixon
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
TRENORGAN 1 1200 A.F’s W3008 & W3009 completed to 1 July 44. Appendix No. 1
1 1500 G.1098 scale of amn. arrived at PEMBROKE DOCK Stn for the unit.
7 0001 Bde Exercise “Resurge”. G.O.C. 79 Armd. Div. visited this training.
7 1200 C.O., 2IC, Adjt, Sqn. Comds. attended conference at Bde HQ held by G.O.C. 79 Armd. Div. Subject: Fighting in NORMANDY and its effect on Bde’s training.
7 2030 Bn Ex “Nonstop” commenced on AFV Ranges.
8 1200 AF’s W3008 & W3009 completed to 8 July 44. Appendix No. 2
9 0100 Bde rehearsal Ex “Small Surge”.
10 0115 Bde Ex “Small Surge”. G.O.C. 79 Armd. Div. visited this training together with 21 Army Gp. Chief of Staff.
11 1100 Bde Comd & GOC 79 Armd. Div. visited unit’s training re Tp Recce and Inf. Liaison.
11 1145 C.O., 2IC, Adjt & Sqn. Comds. attended GOC’s conference at Bde. Subject:- Training & operations.
11 1330 Bn returned from A.F.V. Range to TRENORGAN CAMP.
14 2130 Bn Exercise “Conquest”.
15 0930 C.O., 2IC, Adj & Sqn Comds attended Bde cloth model Exercise “Surge”.
15 1200 A.Fs. W3008 & W3009 completed to 15th July 44. Appendix 3
17 2145 Bde Exercise “Resurge II”.
18 1500 Bn Training programme upto 31 Jul. Appendix 4
19 2200 Bde exercise “Resurge III”.
20 1200 2IC to Bde. Conference on “Resurge III”.
20 1400 Bn exercise “Watchdog”.
21 0900 Bn exercise “Panda I”.
22 1100 A.Fs. W3008 & W3009 completed to the 22 July. Appendix 5
22 1400 “F” Echelon moved from camp to Harbour area.
22 1800 “A” & “B” echelon moved from camp to Harbour areas.
22 0234 Bde exercise “Impulse II”.
23 1200 C.O. 2IC to Bde. Conference on “Impulse II”.
23 2345 Bn exercise “Panda II”.
24 1400 Bn conference all officers on exercises carried out.
24 1900 “A”& “B” echelon return to camp.
24 2345 Bde exercise “Impulse III”.
25 0400 “F” Echelon return to camp.
25 1200 C.O. to Bde. Conference on “Impulse III”.
25 2300 26 O.Rs. arrived on posting from 35 Tank Brigade.
26 0900 C.Os. conference reference to “Grand Slam”.
26 2200 Bde exercise “Grand Slam”.
27 1100 C.O. to G.O.C’s. conference at Bde.
27 1230 Lecture to all officers by G.O.C.
29 1530 Conference reference to Weakness II. Appendix 6
29 1600 A.Fs. W3008 & E3009 completed to 29th July. Appendix 7
30 0700 Advance Party of exercise “Weakness II” left.
31 0100 Arrangements being made for short leave from 21 Army Group.
31 1200 Programme for Exercise “Weakness II”. Appendices 8 & 9

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