WO 171/1304 - Hallamshire Battalion - November 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: The Hallamshire Bn. The York & Lancaster Regiment
Month and Year: November 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. Hart Dyke

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	2		Main effort was to be by 104 US Div, with 49 Div providing left flank protection. 104 US Div was to establish a brhd at STANDDAARBUITEN 7739, where class 40 and class 9 brs were to be built. 56 Bde were to cross at BARLAQUE 7541 by means of a kapok br, and were to use the American brs for tpt. 56 Bde would then capture KADE 7541, FIJNAART 7342 and NIEUWEMOLEN 7242. This having been done, 146 Bde with rt 1/4 KOYLI and It Hallamshires, would pass through and clear up to the bank of the MAAS. Axis of Hallamshires was to be OUDE MOLEN – ZWINGELSPAAN 7545 – TONNEKREEK 7547.

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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