| 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: 5 Royal Tank Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.A. Holliman, DSO MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ref Maps 1/100,000 BELGIUM & HOLLAND Sheet 4 | |||
| KINROY | 1 | No event - Regt Trg. | ||
| 2 | No event - Regt Trg. | |||
| 3 | 1030 | Visit by 30 Corps Comd - Lt. Gen Horrocks otherwise no event. | ||
| 4 | No event. | |||
| 5 | Regt forms into 2 lnf Coys 'B' & 'C' Sqns with a view to holding the line as such during the coming operations to be carried out by 43rd Div. | |||
| 6 | 0800 | Regt formed up and moved to new area SITTARD 6867. Route:- MAESEYCK - EELEN - DOUBLE DUTCH BR - BORN - SITTARD. | ||
| SITTARD | 6 | 1200 | Regt established in new area. RHQ, Recce 'B' and 'C' Sqns grouped in area 681672. 'A' Sqn location N.W. of the town at 681689. The Tks of 'B' & 'C' Sqns being left in A2 Ech. | |
| 7 | Inf posns occupied in area TUDDERN 7070 by 'B' & 'C' Sqn plus Recce Tp. | |||
| 8-13 | No events. | |||
| 14 | 1400 | Griff Talk by the CO to all ranks. Subject:- “The present situation on the Western Front and forthcoming ops”. | ||
| 15-18 | No events. | |||
| 19 | Regt now placed under Comd 52 (L) Div. 'B' & 'C' Sqns revert to their tks. | |||
| 20 | Regt reverts to comd 22 Armd Bde. Enemy Aircraft active during night dropping a number of AP Bombs. | |||
| 21 | 1200 | Regt less 'A' Sqn moved to LIMBRICHT 6670 - otherwise no event. | ||
| LIMBRICHT | 22 | No event. At night 'A' Sqn was subjected to a hy “Stonk” from enemy guns. Strong suspicions of civilian informants in this area passing infm to the enemy. Casualties:- Cpl Cant Killed, Tpr Gilroy Killed, Tpr Ibbottson - Wounded. | ||
| 23-24 | No events. | |||
| 25 | Christmas Day - extra fare was forthcoming. | |||
| 26 | 'B' Sqn placed under comd 1 RB and took up posns in the line at HOLTUM 658738. "A" Sqn had one tp NIEWSTAT 684724. Defensive posns for tks had previously been prepared by “Bull-dozers”. | |||
| 27-28 | No events. | |||
| 29 | 'B' Sqn relieved by 1 RB and return to LIMBRICHT. | |||
| 30-31 | No events. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
