| 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: 31 Tank Bde | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. G.S. Knight |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELMOND | 1 | Allotment of Special Devices is as follows:- | ||
| 1 | In sp 8 Corps C Sqn 141 RAC, C Sqn W Dgns. | |||
| 1 | In sp 12 Corps A Sqn 141 RAC, B Sqn W Dgns, 222 Sqn RE. | |||
| 2 | Following units came under comd for adm purposes. 1 FF Yeo, 11 R. Tks, 22 Dgns. | |||
| 3 | Planning for Op Guy Fawkes 51 (H) Div attack. | |||
| 5 | 1 FF Yeo, 22 Dgns, ceased to be under comd for ops. Brig G.S. Knight resumed comd of the fmn on return from Ieave. | |||
| 6 | B Sqn W Dgns, A Sqn 141 RAC and 222 Aslt Sgn RE placed in Army res. Only tps now committed C Sqn 141 RAC and C Sqn W Dgns. | |||
| 7 | Knightforce, assembled for the def of HELMOND, was disbanded. | Op Instr No. 17 issued Op Instr No. 18 issued | ||
| 8 | Lt.Col. D.J.E. O’Flynn appointed CO 141 RAC. | |||
| 9 | Col. H.D. Drew OBE, MC, joined this fmn as 2 IC. This HQ instructed to co-ordinate PAD and ARP Services of HELMONDE. | |||
| 10 | Lt.Col. D.J.E. O'Flynn joined 141 RAC as CO. | |||
| 11 | Div Advisors: 15 (S) Div, Lt.CoI. W.Y.K. Blair-Oliphant. 11 Armd Div, Lt.Col. J.F.D. Savage. | Op Instr No. 19 issued | ||
| 12 | Tac HQ moved to area BEEK consisting of Col. H.D. Drew, G.III, SO and 1 LO as Advisers to HQ 30 Corps. | |||
| 24 | Op lnstr No. 20 issued | |||
| WEERT | 30 | This fmn relieved 30 Armd Bde who were advising 12 Corps. HQ moved to WEERT. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
