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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
Unit: 11th Bn Royal Tank Regt. | ||
Month and Year: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. R. Dixon |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
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TRENORGAN | 1 | 1200 | A.F’s W3008 & W3009 completed to 1 July 44. | Appendix No. 1 |
1 | 1500 | G.1098 scale of amn. arrived at PEMBROKE DOCK Stn for the unit. | ||
7 | 0001 | Bde Exercise “Resurge”. G.O.C. 79 Armd. Div. visited this training. | ||
7 | 1200 | C.O., 2IC, Adjt, Sqn. Comds. attended conference at Bde HQ held by G.O.C. 79 Armd. Div. Subject: Fighting in NORMANDY and its effect on Bde’s training. | ||
7 | 2030 | Bn Ex “Nonstop” commenced on AFV Ranges. | ||
8 | 1200 | AF’s W3008 & W3009 completed to 8 July 44. | Appendix No. 2 | |
9 | 0100 | Bde rehearsal Ex “Small Surge”. | ||
10 | 0115 | Bde Ex “Small Surge”. G.O.C. 79 Armd. Div. visited this training together with 21 Army Gp. Chief of Staff. | ||
11 | 1100 | Bde Comd & GOC 79 Armd. Div. visited unit’s training re Tp Recce and Inf. Liaison. | ||
11 | 1145 | C.O., 2IC, Adjt & Sqn. Comds. attended GOC’s conference at Bde. Subject:- Training & operations. | ||
11 | 1330 | Bn returned from A.F.V. Range to TRENORGAN CAMP. | ||
14 | 2130 | Bn Exercise “Conquest”. | ||
15 | 0930 | C.O., 2IC, Adj & Sqn Comds attended Bde cloth model Exercise “Surge”. | ||
15 | 1200 | A.Fs. W3008 & W3009 completed to 15th July 44. | Appendix 3 | |
17 | 2145 | Bde Exercise “Resurge II”. | ||
18 | 1500 | Bn Training programme upto 31 Jul. | Appendix 4 | |
19 | 2200 | Bde exercise “Resurge III”. | ||
20 | 1200 | 2IC to Bde. Conference on “Resurge III”. | ||
20 | 1400 | Bn exercise “Watchdog”. | ||
21 | 0900 | Bn exercise “Panda I”. | ||
22 | 1100 | A.Fs. W3008 & W3009 completed to the 22 July. | Appendix 5 | |
22 | 1400 | “F” Echelon moved from camp to Harbour area. | ||
22 | 1800 | “A” & “B” echelon moved from camp to Harbour areas. | ||
22 | 0234 | Bde exercise “Impulse II”. | ||
23 | 1200 | C.O. 2IC to Bde. Conference on “Impulse II”. | ||
23 | 2345 | Bn exercise “Panda II”. | ||
24 | 1400 | Bn conference all officers on exercises carried out. | ||
24 | 1900 | “A”& “B” echelon return to camp. | ||
24 | 2345 | Bde exercise “Impulse III”. | ||
25 | 0400 | “F” Echelon return to camp. | ||
25 | 1200 | C.O. to Bde. Conference on “Impulse III”. | ||
25 | 2300 | 26 O.Rs. arrived on posting from 35 Tank Brigade. | ||
26 | 0900 | C.Os. conference reference to “Grand Slam”. | ||
26 | 2200 | Bde exercise “Grand Slam”. | ||
27 | 1100 | C.O. to G.O.C’s. conference at Bde. | ||
27 | 1230 | Lecture to all officers by G.O.C. | ||
29 | 1530 | Conference reference to Weakness II. | Appendix 6 | |
29 | 1600 | A.Fs. W3008 & E3009 completed to 29th July. | Appendix 7 | |
30 | 0700 | Advance Party of exercise “Weakness II” left. | ||
31 | 0100 | Arrangements being made for short leave from 21 Army Group. | ||
31 | 1200 | Programme for Exercise “Weakness II”. | Appendices 8 & 9 |
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