7th Survey Regiment April 1945

AHAUS 1     day 1
        RHQ Tac est at 511881 North of AHAUS 1700B hrs
LABBECK       rear RHQ : no change in location
        53 Bty : rear at LABBECK
LABBECK       F Sp : no change ; concentrated at LABBECK
LABBECK       S Rg : no change
342778       Svy : report centre at 342778 ; NTR
LABBECK       54 Bty : rear at LABECK
LABBECK       F Sp : no change ; conc at LABBECK
LABBECK       S Rg : no change ; conc at LABBECK
WETTINGEN       Svy : report centre est at WETTINGEN 7362 : 2 BPs fixed and infm
7362       issued to 3 RHA and 79 Fd
505876       12 Corps S Rg Tp : svy report centre est at 505876
699976 2     day 2
        Tac RHQ : moved to 699978 at 1500B hrs
        Rear RHQ : no change
        53 Bty
        F Sp : no change
        S Rg : "
516004       Svy : tp est BPs for Regts of 53 (W) Div : report centre est at
        516004
        54 Bty NTR
RIESENBECK       Svy : with 7 Armd Div ; report centre est at RIESENBECK 9467
703965       12 Corps S Rg Tp : svy report centre est at 703965
  3     Tac RHQ : no change
        Rear RHQ : no change
        53 Bty : NTR
OCHTROP       Svy : 2 BPs fixed area 6301 and issued to 83 Fd and 72 Med Regt RA ;
        report centre est at OCHTROP 625015
        54 Bty
        F Sp : NTR
        S Rg : NTR
        Svy : no change of location. 3 BPs est in RIESENBECK area and
        infm issued to 3 RHA and 79 Fd Regt RA
751029       12 Corps S Rg Tp : Svy report centre est at 751029
  4     day 4
855045       Tac RHQ moved to 855045 at 1600B hrs
        Rear RHQ : no change
        53 Bty
        F Sp : NTR
        S Rg : NTR
        Svy : 4 BPs fixed for 81 and 85 Fd : no change of location
        54 Bty
        F Sp : NTR
        S Rg : NTR
        Svy : no change of location : NTR
837040       12 Corps S Rg Tp ; moved to 837040 No 2 sec deployed line 830100 -
        814100; one HB location obtained night 4/5 . Svy : fixed 4 BPs :
        issued svy data to 79 Fd Regt RA, 186 Fd Regt, 67 Med Regt. No
        2 sec observed bright light in civilian house ; light shot out ;
        civilian taken in for questioning
  5     day 5
        Tac RHQ : no change of location
        Rear RHQ : no change of location
867047       53 Bty moved to 867047
        F Sp : no change
        S Rg : no change
908031 5     Svy : tps surveyed gun posns for regts of 53 (W) Div in area SW of
        RIESENBECK 9006. Report centre est at 908031 ; mic base M1 597648 6
        604565 - M4 595990 605347 surveyed and issued to 4 Pen HQ
816083       54 Bty moved to 816083 at 1400b
        F Sp : no change
        S Rg : no change
090090       Svy : report centre est near X rds 090090 ; BP fixed and issued to
        5 RHA
966047       12 Corps S Rg Tp. No 4 sec deployed on line 976046 - 960053 ; AP
        at 979063 ; HQ at 966047 ; obtained 2 HB locations during night 5/6
        NORTH of IBBENBUREN 9808. Svy Sec fixed BPs for regts of 52 (L)
        Div in area NE of RHEINE 7919 ; est svy report centre at RHEINE
RHEINE       822100 ; fixed RHEINE mic base by traverse, and issued data of 5
822100       mic posns to No 2 sec ; fixed Radar posn and issued fix and bearing
  6     day 6
        Tac RHQ )
        Rear RHQ ) no change
        53 Bty
        F Sp : ) NTR
        S Rg : )
        Svy : coords of M1, M2, M3, M4, and BP issued to Y Tp
        54 Bty : no change
        F Sp )
        S Rg ) no change
ELTE       Svy : est at ELTE 8604 : Tp HQ and "C" Sec revert to Regt Comd : "D"
WAGENFELD       sec to 7 Armd Div at WAGENFELD 5739
        12 Corps S Rg Tp : svy issued date to 133 and 186 Fd Regts ; 4 BPs fixed ;
843136       report centre est 843136
WESTERKAPPELN        
  7     day 7
099121       Tac RHQ and 1 sec Y Tp moved to 099121 ( WESTER-
        KAPPELN ) 1400b hrs
        Rear RHQ : no change
090135       53 Bty : moved to 090135 at 0900b hrs
        F Sp : No change
        S Rg : No change
090135       Svy Tp moved to 090135 at 0900b hrs : fixed BPs for Regts of 53 (W)
        Div in area North of WESTERKPPELN 0913
        54 Bty : ( with u/c Svy Secs of HQ Tp ) no change of locations
        F Sp : No change
        S Rg : No change
WESTERKAPPELN       Svy : "C" sec report centre est WESTERKAPPELN 1010
SULINGEN       "D" Sec report centre est SULINGEN 7254 ; 1 BP fixed and issued to
7254       3 RHQ
        12 Corps S Rg Tp : base SOUTH of IBBENBUREN out of action 1100b hrs ;
        base deployed on line 903177 - 885187, AP at 896194 in action
        1500b but no activity reported : svy data issued to 186 and 79 Fd
        Regts and 59 Hy Regts ; fixed S Rg base "HOPSTEN" and fixed six BPs.
  8     day 8
        Tac RHQ : no change
        Rear RHQ : no change
        53 Bty : no change
        F Sp : No change
        S Rg : No change
884701       Svy : tp moved to area West of HOYA with 160 Bde of 53 Div ; report
        centre est at 884701 ; 7 BPs fixed, issued to 83 and 133 Fd Regts
MOPSTEN 8     54 Bty : Tac HQ moving to MOPSTEN 9020 during the day
9020       F Sp : no change
        S Rg : no change
WILSEN       Svy : no change ; "C" sec , "D" sec, RC est WILSEN 8470 ; 1 BP fixed and
8470       issued to 3 RHA
986200       12 Corps S Rg Tp : no change : svy report centre est at 968200 ; issued
        BPs to 67 Med Regt and 79 and 186 Fd Regts : fixed microphone base for
        No 2 sect on temporary grid : 1 BP fixed
  9     Tac RHQ )
        Rear RHQ ) no change
        53 Bty : NTR
        F Sp )
        S Rg ) NTR
        Svy : RC est near Svy data issued to 72 Med Regt RA
        54 Bty
        F Sp )
        S Rg ) NTR
8470       Svy : "C" sec decentralised to 3 Brit Div : "D" sec report centre est
        8470 ; 1 BP fixed and issued to RHA
        12 Corps S Rg Tp : svy ; 6 BPs fixed and data issued to 79 Fd and 67 Med
        and 59 Hy Regts
  10     RHQ : Tac : moved to 731423 at 2000b hrs
731437       Rear RHQ : no change
731423       53 Bty Tac : moved to 731423 at 2000b hrs
        F Sp :out of action, nothing to report
        S Rg : rear to NTR. See No 4 sec HQ Tp
        Svy : Tp fixed 6 BPs for 81, 83, 133 Fd Regts and 72 Med Regt in the
        area ALTENBRUCKEN 9465 ; report centre est HOHENHOLZ 028666
  10     54 Bty
        F Sp : NTR
        S Rg : NTR
HALDEN 4327       Svy : "C" Sec with 3 Brit Div ; RC est HALDEN 4327, 3 BPs fixed and
        issued to 7, 33, 76 Fd Regts RA : "D"sec fixed 2 BPs and issued
        data to 5 RHA and 67 Med Regts RA in WILSEN area
UFFELN 098275       12 Corps S Rg Tp : svy RC est at UFFELN 098275 ; fixed 5 BPs and
        issued data to 79 and 186 Fd Regts, 67 Med Regt and 59 Hy Regt RA
        No 4 sec on 4 mikes and 1 AP, base 049651 - 050669 : AP at 058663
046660       HQ est at 046660 ; 4 single bearings obtained
  11     day 11
        RHQ ; no change
997656       53 Bty moved to 997656
027666       Svy : Tp moved to 027666 ; fixed BPs for 81, 83, 133 Fd Regts and 72
        Med in area North of HOHENHOLZ 0366 ; fixed 2 mike bases and issued
        coords to 12 Corps S Rg Tp
        54 Bty
        Svy ; "C" sec est at SCHWORDEN 7361 ; 3 BPs fixed and issued to 7,
GLISSEN 9251       33 and 76 Fd Regts RA : "D" sec RC est GLISSEN 9251
        12 Corps S Rg Tp No 4 sec have deployed on line 049651 - 050669 ;
        AP at 058663 - no HB or HM activity reported during night.
142399       Svy Report centre est 142399 ; fixed microphone base for no 2 sec,
        4 Pen and isued coords ; fixed 3 BPs and issued BPs to 79 Fd Regt
        and 67 Med Regt RA. No 1 sec deployed 060667 - 057669 ; AP at 073681 and
        HQ at 055683 : three locations obtained and during night 5 HBs, 1
        HM and 3 activities, mainly HV suspected SP guns along rd EILSDORF -
        NE of KIRCHBOITZEN
  12     day 12
        RHQ Tac : no change
        53 Bty
EYSTRUP       Svy : X tp fixed BPs in areas 0570 and 0670 for regts of 53 (W) Div
        and surveyed base for No 4 sec 4 Pen ; RC est at EYSTRUP
        54 Bty
        Svy : pairs recalled from 3 Brit and 7 Armd Div reorganised and redis-
        tributed "C" sec RC est at SCHWORDEN 7361 : 2 BPs fixed and data issued
        to 7 Fd and 76 Fd Regts : "D" sec RC est at GLISSEN 9251
        12 Corps S Rg Tp : No 1 sec obtained 3 HB locations during period to
        0800b all in area EILSTORF 1570 ; No 4 sec obtained 1 HB location during
        same period in area KIRCHBOITZEN 1872 ; No 3 sec 4 Pen deployed on line
        018735 - 005742 ; AP at 017747 at 2100b hrs ; no activity during night
        svy : NTR
996663 13     RHQ Tac ; moved to 996663 at 1400b hrs
        53 Bty
        F Sp, SRg : no change
        Svy : Tp fixed BPs for regts of 53 (W) Div in area STEDORF 0074 ;
        issued BPs area 0473 to 133 Fd Regt
860709       54 Bty moved with 52 Div and Svy sec to 860709
        F Sp, SRg : no change
BASSUM 6673       Svy : "C" sec RC est BASSUM 6673 ; 2 BPs fixed and issued to 7 and 76
HEEMSEN 0357       Regts ; "D" sec RC est HEEMSEN 0357 ; 1 BP fixed and issued to 13 Med
        RA
WILSEN 862712       Svy : RC est at WILSEN 682712 ; fixed 59 Hy Regt RA and est 3 BPs,
  14     RHQ Tac : no change
        53 Bty
        F Sp, SRg : no change
        Svy ; BPs est and issued to 133 Fd regt
  14     54 Bty
        F Sp, S Rg : NTR
HASSEL 9969       Svy : "C" sec RC est HASSEL 9969, D sec in HEEMSEN - 2 BPs issued
        to 3 RHA and 13 Med
MARTFELD       12 Corps S Rg Tp : No 1 sec obtained 1 fresh HB and 1 reported
        active during night 14/15. No 2 sec 4 Pen in action on new base
        946804 - 914 815 at 2030b hrs : 2 HB and 2 HMs chiefly in area West
        of EITZE 0380 : No 4 sec obtained 2 HB locations but no activity
        reported during night.
        S Rg Tp : RC est at MARTFELD ; fixed 3 BPs and mike bases RED and
        BLACK
  15     RHQ Tac : no change in location
WESTEN 056728       53 Bty moved to WESTEN 056728 at 1000b hrs
        F Sp : no change
        S Rg : no change
OTERSEN       Svy : tp fixed BPs for 83 Fd, 72 Med and a Radar inst : 6 BPs fixed ;
        RC est at OTERSEN
        54 Bty
        F Sp : no change
        S Rg : moved to join RHQ Tac
X rds 1367       Svy : "C" sec no change ; "D" sec est X rds 1367 ; 5 BPs est and svy
        data issued to 3 RHA , 5 RHA, 13 Med
        12 Corps S Rg Tp : No 1 sec deployed on line 087770 - 073776, AP at
        084780 in action 152000b ; No 2 sec reported no activity night 15/16 ;
        No 3 sec obtained 4 HB locations ; No 4 sec obtained 1 HB location.
        Svy : NTR
        No 3 sec lines party found line cut and both ends att to buried grenade
        booby traps ; Civilian nearby apprehended and taken to Div HQ for
        questioning
  16     day 16
        RHQ Tac : no change in location
WITTLOHE       WHITTLOHE 53 Bty moved to area WHITTLOHE 0874 at 1215b hrs
        F Sp : no change
        S Rg : no change
ARMSEN       Svy : report centre est at ARMSEN ; 2 BPs fixed and Mik base fixed
        M1 711478 681840 - M4 709968 681753
        54 Bty : no change in location
        F Sp : NTR
        S Rg : NTR
x rds 2776       Svy : C sec ; no change ; "D" sec est RC at X rds 2776 ; 4 BPs fixed;
        svy issued to 3 RHA, 13 Med
        12 Corps S Rg Tp : No 1 sec reported one burst of activity during the
        night but the film would not plot. No 2 sec obtained 4 HB locations
        during the day and a further 2 HB locations during night 16/17. Recce
        in progress in area THEDINGDAAN. No 3 sec obtained 3 HB locations and
        deployed new base on line 084815 - 069811. No 4 Pen sec out of action
        during day preparing to move over river river ALLER but during night this
115824       sec obtained 6 HB locations ; base 115824 - 100817 ; AP at 111829 and
        HQ at 115824 ; svy fixed two BPs area 899823 and issued fix and bearing
        to 67 Med Regt RA.
  17     RHQ Tac : no change in location
WESTERKAPPELN       RHQ Rear : moved towards Tac, spent night at WESTERKAPPELN
        53 Bty : no change
WESTERKAPPELN       F Sp : Tp moved to WESTERKAPPELN
WESTERKAPPELN       S Rg : remainder of tp moved : spent night at WESTERKAPPELN
        Svy : Tp fixed BPs in area 0879 and issued to 81 Fd and 83 Fd Regts
        and 72 Med Regt. Mic base M1 708839 681772 - M4 705696 680774
  17     54 Bty : no change
WESTERKAPPELN       F Sp : moved to WESTERKAPPELN
        S Rg : NTR
RETHEM 1267       Svy : "C" sec of Y tp att to Gds Armd Div at RETHEM 1267 : LO (Liason Officer ) att
        to HQ RA Gds and Div ( Capt E E BARLOW RA ). Sec decentralised to
FRIENLINGEN       55 Fd, 153 Fd and 67 Med Regts RA ; "D" sec RC est FRIENLINGEN
3388       3388 ; 2 BPs issued to 3 RHA, 13 Med.
        12 Corps S Rg Tp HQ : No change. No 1 sec have extended to
        line 088818 - 056808 ; AP at 070831 in action 171800b hrs ; 4 HBs
        located and 3 activity reports during night ; No 4 sec reported
        slight activity but obtained sound bearings only.
        Svy : fixed mics 1, 2, 3 and 4 of GREEN base and 1 mike of yellow
        base. Also fixed 3 BPs. No 2 sec completed recce of WULMSDORF
        base. At 1200b.hrs : area very lightly held : 5 locations obtained
        between 1033b and 1133b hrs. At 1800 hrs recced MORSUM base and
        closed down EINSTE base : 2105 svy of new base received. Foubled
        AP personnel and att them rear fwd inf : base in action 2155b hrs.
905842       Base 905842 - 893845. AP at 904855, HQ at 905842 ; 7 locations
        obtained through night.
  18     day 18
WALSRODE 251759     RHQ Tac moved to WALSRODE 251759 at 1400hrs.
BUCKEN       Rear RHQ arrived in BUCKEN
        53 Bty ; no change
BUCKEN       F Sp : arrived in BUCKEN
"       S Rg : "
WEIZMUHLEN       Svy : RC est WEIZMUHLEN; mic base fixed - M1 704466 - 684057 ;
        M4 702232 681994 ; 6 BPs fixed ; data issued to 72 Med and RADAR
        posn fixed and issued.
047786 18     54 Bty : moved to 047786
        F Sp : no change
        S Rg : D tp deployed on line 045841 - 022820 at 1800b hrs. In action
        on 4 mics.
EBBINGEN 2481       Svy : BPs supplied in ELSINGEN 2673 and WALSRODE 2576 areas. RC est
        EBBINGDEN 2481 ; data issued to 55 Fd, 153 Fd, 67 Med ; "D" sec RC est
HEBER 4200       HEBER 4200 ; 3 BPs fixed and issued to 3 RHA , 13 Med
245757       12 Corps S Rg Tp : moved to 245757 at 1400b hrs : No 2 sec obtained 6
        locations incl 1 15cm how tp which shelled its AP area : base extended
        at 1930 hrs to line 915840 - 883848 : No 3 sec came out of action at
        0800b hrs and reverted comd 12 Corps S Rg Tp from 53 Bty.
        Svy : BPs fixed ; also mike 1 ( YELLOW extended ) and mikes 1, 2, 3 and
        4 Purple
  18/19     night 18/19
        RHQ Tac : no change
        RHQ rear : no change
        53 Bty : No change
        F Sp : NTR
        S Rg : NTR
        54 Bty : NTR
        F Sp : NTR
        S Rg : obtained 11 HB locations and 2 activity reports during night.
        Svy : NTR
        12 Corps S Rg Tp : No 2 section obtained 22 fresh locations (HB) and
        one activity report , most activity from area 9391 ( North of
        ETELSEN ).
  19     day 19
SCHEVERDINGEN       Tac RHQ : moved to SCHEVERDINGEN 376043 at 1400b hrs.
  19     53 Bty : no change
        F Sp : NTR
        S Rg : NTR
        Svy : 6 BPs fixed ; data issued to 59 Hy Regt
376040       54 Bty moved to 376040
        F Sp : NTR
        S Rg : moved with Bty to 376040 : tp obtained 3 HBs locations and
        installed 5th mike
NEUENKIRCHEN       NEUENKIRCHEN. Svy : Bp fixed area South of NEUENKIRCHEN 3396 and RC
3916       est in NEUENKIRCHEN 3916 ; data issued to 55 and 153 Fd and 67 Med ;
        "D" sec RC sq 3916 ; 4 BPs fixed and issued to 3 RHA ; 5 RHA ; 13 Med
376045       12 Corps S Rg Tp ; moved to 376045 : No 1 sec reverted to comd HQ tp
        from 53 Bty ; No 2 sec obtained 4 HB locations ; No 3 sec 4 Pen
        joined detachment with Guards Armd Div, moving with 67 Med Regt RA.
        Svy sec : NTR
  21     Tac RHQ : no change of location
        Rear RHQ : no change
129859       53 Bty : est at 129859
BUCKEN       F Sp : moved to BUCKEN
        S Rg : NTR
BENDENGBOSTEL       BENDENGBOSTEL Svy : Tp fixed BPs for 83 Fd and 72 Med Regts : RC est
        BENDENGBOSTEL
        54 Bty : no change of location
        F Sp : no change of location
        S Rg : tp deployed on general line 471359 - 442368 ; AP at 463390
        base obtained 1 HB location
        Svy : BPs fixed area SCHEEZEL 1710 and 4 Pen base in same area
STEINBECK       surveyed. "D" Sec est STEINBECK 4129 ; 1 BP fixed and issued to 3
4129       RHA.
        12 Corps S Rg Tp : no change in location of HQ : No 2 sec obtained
        2 HB locations and came out of action at 2000b hrs, rejoining HQ Tp.
452358       Svy : RC est at 452358 ; fixed microphone base ( First Black )
  22     day 22
        Tac RHQ : NTR
        Rear RHQ : NTR
WITTORF       53 Bty moved to area WITTORF 1992 at 1400b hrs
        F Sp, S Rg : NTR
        Svy RC est WITTORF
        54 Bty : no change of location
        F Sp : NTR
ECKEL       S Rg : tp deployed on general line 379330 - 430367 with AP at
        456365 ; 4 locations of HBs obtained during night 21/22 - 2 were
        bombarded ; new base is ECKEL base
        Svy : 6 BPs fixed in area WEERZEN 1024 and 4 Pen base surveyed ; RC
SITTENSEN       est SITTENSEN 1822 ; date issued to 55 and 153 Fd , 13 and 67 Med
STEINBECK       Regts ; "D" sec RC est STEINBECK 4129 and data issued to 13 Med
        assisted Z tp in svy of S Rg base.
        12 Corps S Rg Tp : no change in location of HQ : section 4 Pen with
        Gds Armd deployed in area WEERZEN and obtained many locations.
        Svy sec fixed mike base ORANGE and 1 Bp
  23     day 23
        Tac RHQ : no change of location
        Rear RHQ : NTR
        53 Bty : no change of location
ROTENBURG       Svy : fixed 2 BPs and microphone base for No 4 sec 4 Pen. Report centre
        moved to ROTENBURG : Tp HQ moved to WORTH M1 713755 703935 M4 711911 701462
        54 Bty moved to 451324 at 1000b hrs.
        F Sp : NTR
        S Rg : NTR
        S Rg : tp obtained 20 locations of guns in two main groups and 10
        activity reports.
        Svy : fixed 2 BPs area WEERZEN 1024 ; data issued to 55 and 153 Fd, 13, 67
ECKEL       and 72 Med Regts ; "D" sec RC est ECKEL 4633 ; 3 BPs fixed ; data issued
        to 3 RHA, 13 Med
        12 Corps S Rg Tp : no change of location of HQ : No 1 section 4 Pen joined
        detachment with Gds Armd Div and deployed in WEERTZEN area on a 3000 metre
        base : 9 locations obtained under good S Rg conditions ; No 4 section 4
        Pen deployed on general line 138039 - 119015
ACKEL       Svy sec : RC est ECKEL 450326 ; completed check of orange mike base and
        fixed one microphone posn
  24     day 24
        Tac RHQ : no change of location
SCHEVERDINGEN       Rear RHQ : moved to SCHEVRDINGEN
SCHEESEL       53 Bty : moved to SCHEESEL 171097
SCHEVERDINGEN       F Sp : moved to SCHEVERDINGEN
SCHEVERDINGEN       S Rg : moved to SCHEVERDINGEN
        Svy : fixed additional mic posns at 144048 and 113006 for No 4 section 4
        Pen : 1 BP fixed
        54 Bty : no change of location
        F Sp : no change
        S Rg : tp obtained 3 HB locations
        Svy : BP fixed and supplied at short notice to 3 AGRA in area HATZE 1118.
        also fixed and supplied at short notice to 3 AGRA in area HATZE 1118.
        4 Pen base area 0625 surveyed ; "D" sec RC no change : data issued to 3 RHA 13 Med.
HESLINGEN       12 Corps S Rg Tp ; no change of location of HQ, No 4 sec 4 Pen