| 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: HQ 9 Brit Inf Bde | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. G.D. Browne |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0710 | Patrol from 2 RUR proceeded along track from North edge of arrow shaped wood 866275 towards wood 865278. When half way there patrol saw two spandau firing from wood 865278. Patrol pushed on and heard sound of voices and sounds indicating occupation of the wood by at least two secs. It was also revealed that during the night another enemy patrol of four men came up to the fwd posn at 866275 exchanged shots and withdrew. No cas were observed. The enemy fired two Verey lights and their withdrawal was closely followed by a hy stonking of BLITTERSWIJK and 866275. |
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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