| 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: Headquarters 29th Armoured Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier C.B.C. Harvey, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1740 | 23 H met opposition on the right. They KO some 8.8 cm AA guns being used in A tk role, but are held up by a strong posn incl 88mm's and MGs in area 6993 also by 6 – 88mms and inf in area of fm and chateau 6893. CO considered that it would need an inf op to clear these posns. He was informed that a bn 159 Inf Bde was on its way and 23 H were to give every assistance. This attack went in before last light and by first light 5 Sep the resistence had been completely overcome. |
Source: 11th Armoured Division.
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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