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
	22		4 Lincs and 1/4 KOYLI were ordered to move forward during the night and early morning and secure MAASBREE 8207 and clear the woods in 8307 respectively. Hallamshires were then to pass through 4 Lincs and seize ROOTH 8408. DUBBROEK 8407 was to be taken by 1/4 KOYLI. The first phase was completed without difficulty and the Comd Post was est at the Eastern end of MAASBREE. A large mine crater was found at 831082 and the Pioneers cleared a diversion around it so that tanks, kangaroos and tpt could get forward. One pl or "A" Coy had been sent forward immediately behind 4 Lincs, to get into posn at 838085 before surprise was lost, with orders to patrol forward to ROOTH. A tp of tanks was moved forward into the Eastern end of MAASBREE to sp this pl. The pl go into posn and the remainder of "A" Coy was moved up behind them. A crater was found at 836805, and "A" Coy set to work to clear a diversion. In the meantime the patrol of "A" Coy had been fired on from the village of ROOTH, from the woods at 847084 and from the woods North of the rd. Posns visible on air photographs had already been plotted in these places and arty tasks prearranged on them. Arty tasks were now fired on the posns with such good effect that, as was reported later by civilians, the enemy fled from his posns.	O.O. at Appx "D"

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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