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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
Unit: 'G' Branch 79 Armd Div | ||
Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Maj. Gen. Sir P.C.S. Hobart, KBE CB DSO MC |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
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GRAVENWEZEL Nr ANTWERP | 1 | Amendment No. 2 to 79 Armd Div Staff List issued. | A | |
1 | Op ‘Infatuate’, the attack on WALCHEREN, was carried out by 4 SS Bde with dets of the following units of 79 Armd Div in support:- HQ 30 Armd Bde; 1 Lothians (flails); 87 Aslt Sqn RE (AVRE); 5 Aslt Regt RE (equipped with Buffaloes); ‘A’ Sqn Staffs Yeo (DD). | |||
1 | 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 2 issued. | B | ||
3 | Addendum 1 to 79 Armd Div Op Intr No. 2 issued. | C | ||
4 | Addendum 2 to 79 Armd Div Op Intr No. 2 issued. | D | ||
6 | Addendum 3 to 79 Armd Div Op Intr No. 2 issued. | E | ||
6 | Addendum 4 to 79 Armd Div Op Intr No. 2 issued. | F | ||
7 | G.O.C. inspected Staffs Yeo. | |||
7 | Main Div HQ moved to St. Joris College, EINDHOVEN, Holland. Move order attached. | G | ||
9 | Addendum 5 to 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 2 issued. | H | ||
11 | 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 3 issued. | J | ||
21 | C-in-C 21 Army Group visited this HQ. | |||
21 | G.O.C. visited 21 Army Group afternoon of 21st, returning | |||
22 | to HQ 79 Armd Div afternoon of 22nd. | |||
24 | G.O.C. & G.S.O.1 flew to England – visit to War Office to discuss org of Aslt Trg Estab R.E. | |||
28 | G.O.C. & G.S.O.1 returned from England and rejoined H.Q. in EINDHOVEN. | |||
29 | 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 4 issued. | K | ||
30 | Amendment No. 1 to 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 4 issued. | L | ||
30 | Amendment No. 2 to 79 Armd Div Op Instr No. 4 issued. | M |
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