| 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: 2 Armd Grenadier Guards | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.N.R. Moore |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.L.A. | 1 | Bn in same location, with same tasks as in October. Trg. incl drill. Courses, tk comds and Sherman Courses for Churchill trainees. | ||
| 2 | Investiture by Corps Commander | |||
| 3 | Training | |||
| 4 | Training. Op Instr.1 issued. | |||
| 5-9 | Training. Church parade on 5th. | |||
| 10 | Adv party to recce new area between SITTARD and GEILENKIRCHEN where Bn Group was to hold the line in the area of GANGELT with the inf Bn and 2 sqns in support. Adm. Instr No. 1 and Mve Instr. No. 1 issued. | |||
| 11 | Bn preparing to move. | |||
| 12 | Main body moved leaving EWIJK 0400 hrs and arriving SCHINVELD 2 miles S of GANGELT at 2200 hrs. Sqns moved straight into posn except two tps forward supporting the right and left Coy positions respectively at VINTELEN and HASTERATH. No. 2 Sqn in area MADER GANGELT, on the frontier with battle positions on the ridge to the North. No. 3 Sqn in reserve with Bn HQ and Echs in SCHINVELD.. | |||
| 13 | Recce of positions prior to take-over. | |||
| 14 | Take over completed by first light without incident, except for 4 cas suffered from mortaring. | |||
| 15-18 | All quiet except for periodic shelling. | |||
| 19 | Change over of leading Sqn completed without incident. No. 1 Sqn to SCHINVELD. 2 Sqn to GANGELT, 3 Sqn to MINDER-GANGELT. | |||
| 20-24 | Active patrolling by both sides. Periodic shelling. | |||
| 25 | Change over completed without incident. No. 1 Sqn to MINDER-GANGELT, No. 2 Sqn to SCHINVELD and No. 3 Sqn to GANGELT. | |||
| 26 | Six spare tanks and crews attached to Battalion for training. | |||
| 27 | Visit of Corps Commander. | |||
| 28 | N.T.R. | |||
| 29 | Raid on enemy occupied village cancelled, as it had been found unoccupied for two nights by patrols. Slight increase in enemy shelling. | |||
| 30 | N.T.R. |
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