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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
Unit: 31 Tk Bde | ||
Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. G.S. Knight |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
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CORNEVILLE | 1 | 9 R. Tks moved to 970983. | ||
4 | Fmn came under comd 79 Armd Div w.e.f. 1200 hrs. Tps in fmn 141 RAC and 1 FF Yeo both equipped with Crocodile Flamethrowers, the latter unit not yet in theatre of ops. | |||
4 | Bde HQ moved to 927077 (Sheet 8E). | |||
PRESQUEVILLE | 6 | Tac HQ est Sheet 9D 535604. | ||
7 | Main HQ moved to 535004. | |||
7 | Planning Notes No. 10 issued. | |||
VIEUX ROUEN | 9 | Main HQ moved to Sheet 9F 683545. | ||
LICQUES | 13 | Main HQ moved to G912586. | ||
14 | Tac HQ moved to 2 Cdn Corps G923605. | |||
14 | 1 Lothians & 6 Assault Regt RE placed under comd for ops. | |||
14 | Bde Op Instr No. 7 issued. | |||
15 | Bde Op Instr No. 8 issued. | |||
15 | Adm Planning Notes No. 1 issued. | |||
15 | Bde Int Summary No. 23 issued. | |||
16 | Bde Adm Order No. 25 issued. | |||
LA CAPELLE | 17 | Tac HQ moved to 750535 Sheet 49. 1 Sqn 6 Assault Regt RE placed under comd each 8 and 9 Cdn Inf Bdes. Three colns of special devices each consisting of 1 Tp AVRE, 2 Tps Crocodiles, 2 Tps Flails with one Inf pl formed for street fighting in BOULOGNE. Colns were commanded by OCs 1 Lothians, 141 RAC and 6 Assault Regt RE. | ||
17 | Bde Op Instr No. 9 issued. | |||
COLOMBERT | 18 | Tac HQ moved to 824526 Sheet 49. Op Wellhit continued. | ||
18 | Trace issued in conjunction with Bde Op Instr No. 9. | |||
18 | Bde Op Instr No. 10 issued. | |||
18 | Op ‘Undergo’ postponed 24 hrs. | |||
19 | Op Wellhit continued. | |||
19 | Bde Op Instr No. 11 issued. | |||
19 | Bde Adm Instr No. 2 issued. | |||
19 | Additional allocation of Tps for Op Undergo. | |||
20 | C Sqn 22 Dgns placed under comd for Ops. | |||
20 | Bde Adm Order No. 28 issued. | |||
20 | Bde Op Instr No. 12 issued. | |||
20 | Bde Int Summary No. 24 issued. | |||
21 | Initial detailed planning commenced with 7 Cdn Inf Bde for Op Undergo, which was attack on CALAIS. | |||
21 | Bde Int Summary No. 25 issued. | |||
22 | Bde Int Summary No. 26 issued. | |||
LOUCHES | 22 | Main HQ moved to LOUCHES 968635. Tac HQ remains same locn. | ||
LA VERTU D’ALEMBON | 23 | Main HQ moved to 868618 Sheet 38 and Tac HQ moved to 875605 Sheet 38. | ||
23 | Bde Op Instr No. 13 issued. | |||
23 | Allotment of tps for Op Undergo in sp of:- | |||
23 | (a) R Winnipeg Rifles (7 Cdn Inf Bde) | |||
23 | B Sqn 1 Lothians | |||
23 | Half Sqn 141 RAC | |||
23 | 1 Tp 81 Assault Regt RE | |||
23 | (b) Regina Rifle Regt (7 Cdn Inf Bde) | |||
23 | C Sqn 22 Dgns | |||
23 | Half Sqn 141 RAC | |||
23 | 1 Tp 81 Assault Regt RE | |||
23 | (c) N Short Regt (8 Cdn Inf Bde) | |||
23 | C Sqn 1 Lothians | |||
23 | 1 Tp A Sqn 1 Lothians | |||
23 | C Sqn 141 RAC | |||
23 | 1 Tp 284 Assault Sqn RE | |||
23 | 7 Cdn Inf Bde res. 1 Tp 81 Assault Sqn RE. | |||
24 | Bde Int Summary No. 27 issued. | |||
25 | D Day for Op Undergo. 79 Armd Div Tps under comd this fmn were in sp of 3 Cdn Inf Div. Cas on first day's ops:- Flails 5: Crocodiles 4: AVRES 3. Personnel:- 1 OR wounded. | |||
26 | Bde Int Summary No. 28 issued. | |||
26 | Ops continued. Only 1 Tp Sqn A Sqn 1 Lothians used in to-day's ops. | |||
26 | Preliminary planning for op on CAP GRIS-NEZ with 9 Cdn Inf Bde took place. Lt.Col. H. Waddell 141 RAC to be Special Devices Advisor to 9 Bde HQ. | |||
27 | Op Undergo continued. Further initial planning for op to capture CAPE GRIS-NEZ. Allotment of tps for CAPE GRIS-NEZ in sp of 9 Cdn Inf Bde:- B & C Sqns 1 Lothians: C Sqn 141 RAC: 284 Assault Sqn RE. Advisor to Comd 9 Bde - Lt.Col. H. Waddell. | |||
28 | Bde Adm Order No. 27 issued. | |||
28 | Bde Int Summary No. 29 issued. | |||
28 | Op Undergo continued. One tp each of Flails, Crocodiles and AVRES in sp of R Cdn Scottish Regt. | |||
28 | 1 Tp C Sqn 22 Dgns allotted as additional sp for Op CAPE GRIS-NEZ in sp 9 Cdn Inf Bde. | |||
29 | Op CAPE GRIS-NEZ commenced at 0700 hrs and was completed same day. All CAPE GRIS-NEZ cross channel guns captured. | |||
29 | Armistice at CALAIS for 24 hrs commencing 1200 hrs. | |||
30 | Op Undergo continued at 1200 hrs with attack on town. | |||
30 | Tac HQ moved to 788635. |
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