| 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: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.N.R. Moore |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLA | 1 | Bn still in the line in the area of GANGELT sp 1 Mot Gren Gds. No. 1 Sqn relieved No. 3 Sqn in GANGELT. No. 3 Sqn moved to SCHINVELD. Bn still under Comd 32 Gds Bde. Trg of spare crews continued. Investiture held by Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, K.C.B, D.S.O. | ||
| 2-3 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 4 | 1 Mot Gren Gds relieved by 3 IG. Bn remained in sp. | |||
| 5-6 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 7 | GANGELT taken over by 7 Armd Div. 9 Dly relieved 3 IG. 5 Gds Armd Bde took over area KREUTZRATH – BIRGDEN – GITRATH. 1 Mot Gren Gds on Left, Corps Services Bn on Right. 2 Armd Gren Gds sp 1 Mot Gren Gds with 2 Sqn in STAHE, with 1 tp up. No. 3 Sqn moved to MINDERGANGELT. No. 1 Sqn remained a further night in GANGELT before being relieved by 5 DG. Bn came under Comd 5 Gds Armd Bde. | |||
| 8 | No. 1 Sqn relieved and returned to SCHINVELD. | |||
| 9 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 10 | Fwd Del Tks returned to Fwd Del Sqn on completion of Trg programme. | |||
| 11 | Fd firing range opened at BRUNSSUM. Browning only. | |||
| 12 | 1 Mot Gren Gds relieved by 1 WG. No. 2 Sqn remained in sp. | |||
| 13-14 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 15 | Sqn change-over carried out without incident. No. 1 Sqn to MINDERGANGELT. No. 2 Sqn to SCHINVELD. No. 3 Sqn to STAHE. | |||
| 16 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 17 | Nothing to report from own sector. German counter attack began in LUXEMBURG – MONSCHAU sector. | |||
| 18 | 5 Gds Armd Bde took over the area WEHR, woods to the North, and GANGELT. Golden Gp Left. 3 IG Right in GANGELT, supported by a sqn of 2 Armd Gren Gds. No.1 Sqn came under Comd of 155 Inf Bde and were sp 4 Kosb. No. 2 Sqn remained in SCHINVELD. | |||
| 19 | No. 2 Sqn came under comd of 156 Inf Bds and moved to NIEDERHEIDE (North of GEILENKIRCHEN) in sp with two tps up. | |||
| 20 | Commitments taken over by 8 Armd Bde. Bn moved to new area. Wheels left at 1650 hrs via BERG BR and tracks at 1930 hrs via MAASTRICHT. | |||
| 21 | Bn arrived in new area after night move. Gds Armd Div in area of ST TROND – TIRLEMONT covering from excl NAMUR to incl HUY against any German crossing of the R. MEUSE. 5 Gds Armd Bde in area SW of ST TROND. Gren Gp (1 Mot Gren Gds) in area of VELM – GINGELOM – KERCHOM on the rd from St TROND to HAMERT. ? [pencilled question mark] | |||
| 22 | Recce of likely area of op carried out. | |||
| 23 | Enemy parachutists dropped in area of St TROND. Four of these captured in DURAS (‘B’ Ech. Area) | |||
| 24-26 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 27 | Sqn trg started in surrounding countryside. 3 IG took over the def of the Brs over the R. MEUSE from incl HUY to incl VISE (excl LIEGE) 2 Armd Gren Bds and 2 Armd IG ready to move up in close sp. | |||
| 28 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 29 | 3 IG relieved and returned to 5 Gds Armd Bde Gp. 5 Gds Armd Bds role became R Crossings excl HUY excl NAMUR incl ANDEGNE. | |||
| 30 | Nothing to report. | |||
| 31 | Nothing to report. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
