| 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: 2 Welsh Guards | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUNSTERGELEEN | 12 | 1400 | Welsh Guards Gp O.O. No 1 on Op 'SHEARS' issued. | Appx 'A'. |
| 13 | Op 'SHEARS' cancelled. | |||
| 16 | 1800 | Bn relieved in the line by a Unit of 7th Armd Div. | ||
| 17 | 1400 | Bn moved to new area BOCHOLT 4958 Sheet 4 1/100,000. | Appx 'B'. | |
| BOCHOLT | 20 | 0930 | Bn moved to new area HAECHT 8268 Sheet 8 1/100,000. | Appx 'C'. |
| HAECHT | 21 | 0800 | Bn moved to new area JODOIGNE 9740, Sheet 56 1/100,000. Maintenance was done for 3 days in this area. No 2 Sqn was placed under comd 1 WG. 'Y' Bty 21 A/Tk Regt RA came under comd the Bn. Bn finds a mobile patrol for the town. | Appx 'E'. |
| JODOIGNE | 24 | 2130 | Received Warning Order to move at 1st Light on 25 Dec to NAMUR Area, later ordered to be in posn SOUTH of NAMUR by 1st Light. | Appx 'F'. |
| 25 | 0600 | Bn moved to take up posns. | ||
| NAMUR 9810 | 25-27 | Posns were manned in area 0803 – 0701 and patrols were sent out but no contact was made. | ||
| JODOIGNE | 28 | Bn posns taken over by Unit of 5 Para Bde, 6 Airborne Div, and Bn returns to area JODOIGNE. | Appx 'G'. | |
| 29 | Christmas Day celebrated in the Bn. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
