| 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: 203 Det. 2 Civil Affairs Group | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major. W.V.D. Jequier |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAUMONT S/Orne | 1 | Det. HQ. established. | ||
| ST MARTIN DE SALEN. | 2 | German deserter handed over. 19 German dead buried. | ||
| CAUMONT S/Orne | 6 | Major W.G. Parsons MC. and Major E.B. Brereton replaced Capt. Shellman H. Brown and 2/Lt. James B. Tompkins U.S. Army who returned to U.S. Army. | ||
| 7 | Moved to PONT EVEQUE via TROARN. | |||
| 8 | Moved to AMIENS. | |||
| 9 | Moved to BRUSSELS via LILLE, came under 2/Army. | |||
| 11 | Moved to DIEST and came under 30 Corps. | |||
| 14 | Det. operated from BOURG LEOPOLD. Recced and reported enemy atrocities at BALEN – BOURG LEOPOLD – OOSTHAM – OLMEN – MEERHOUT. – Recced German bakery and food store in barracks. | |||
| 17 | Moved to NEERPELT – attached to Guards Div. | |||
| 18 | Moved at night to a wood near VALKENSWAARD. | |||
| 19 | Arrived EINDHOVEN – Det. HQ. established at Town Hall. | |||
| EINDHOVEN | 19 | 1900 | - 2000 Subjected to German air attack - 175 persons killed. | |
| EINDHOVEN | 19 | 2100 | German tanks reported in suburbs of town. | |
| 20-26 | Recced all communes to the south as they were liberated. | |||
| EINDHOVEN | 21 | Appointed town food committee under Mr. Van der Lee. | ||
| 26 | Came under command 8 Corps. | |||
| 29 | Came under command 12 Corps with area south of line MEERSELO – HAAG – MILHEEZE – GINDERDOOR – SON to Belgium frontier. Obtained meat from German supply at BEST. | |||
| EINDHOVEN | 30 | Vander Gent appointed Petrol and Oil controller of the district. Phillips started up steamturbine which enabled town to have electric light. 52,760 kilos meat handed over to Bourgomeister for 2 weeks distribution. The first meat for three weeks. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
