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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: G Branch HQ 15 (S) Inf Div | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Maj Gen CM Barber, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle | 1 | 1045 | Message O585, Warning Order giving Div grouping | Appx "A" |
| 2 | Div Op Instr No 13 issued with Appx "A" (Mov Instr) | " "B" | ||
| 2 | HQ moved to SEPT VENTS 6957 | |||
| SEPT VENTS | 3 | 1500 | Visit by Gen (now Field Marshal) Sir Bernard L Montgomery, KCB, DSO. | |
| 3 | Maj Gen GHA MacMillan, CBE, DSO, MC, wounded. | |||
| 685508 | 4 | 0915 | Visit by Lord Trenchard. Command of Div devolved on Brig CM Barber, DSO. | |
| 4 | HQ moved to 685508. | |||
| 5 | 15 Div Op Instr No 14 issued, being instr for the op of the Div in the gen direction VASSY 7923. | Appx "C" | ||
| 6 | 15 Div Op Instr No 15 issued, showing tasks of each bde. | " "D" | ||
| 694425 | 8 | HQ moved to 694425 thence two hrs later to 695458. | ||
| 9 | Div Op Instr No 16 issued, being instr for the adopting of temporary defensive posns | " "E" | ||
| 10 | Div Op Instr No 17, giving preparations for following up the enemy, with trace showing axes and routes. | " "F" | ||
| 12 | Div Op Instr No 18 issued, giving order for relief of the Div by 11 Armd Div 12/13/Aug, with trace | " "G" | ||
| 12 | Message 0450 correcting above trace. | |||
| 13 | Div placed under comd 12 Corps. | |||
| 966576 | 14 | HQ moved to 966576. | ||
| 9543 | 16 | HQ moved to 009543. | ||
| FRESNAY LE VIEUX | 18 | HQ moved to FRESNAY LE VIEUX 0048. | ||
| LE HAMEL | 20 | Div OO No 5 for securing high ground preparatory to crossing R VIE and R TOUQUES. HQ moved to LE HAMEL 090400. | Appx "H" | |
| LA BOURDONNIERE | 23 | Div Mov Order No 0521 for Op "GALLOP" issued. | " "I" | |
| 23 | Div Op Instr No 19 for Op "GALLOP" issued. | " "J" | ||
| 23 | Amendment No 1 to Op Instr No 19 issued. | " "K" | ||
| 23 | 2030 | HQ moved to LA BOURDONNIERE 2633. | ||
| 878753 | 25 | HQ moved to posn three miles WEST of BROGLIE, halted for two hrs and then moved to 878753. | ||
| COMBON | 26 | HQ moved to COMBON 0077. | ||
| LE PARC | 27 | HQ moved to LE PARC 1887. | ||
| VIEUX ROUEN | 28 | Div Op Instr No 20, giving re-grouping as from 1600 hrs, issued. HQ moved to VIEUX ROUEN 2589. | Appx "L" | |
| HERQUEVILLE | 30 | HQ moved to HERQUEVILLE 293916. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
