| ZON |
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RHQ location |
| 445275 |
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| 579208 |
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53 Bty location |
| OEDENRODE |
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| 435308 |
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54 Bty location |
| ZON |
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| 442275 |
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Z tp "E" section location |
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4-Pen location |
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53 Bty. HQ at 579208 |
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A tp (FSp) 683353 ; posts at A 712383, B
711361, C 668385, D 655271 |
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C tp (SRg) 633169 ; SRg base mic 1 563149, mic
5 584141 |
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AP P 592113 AP Q 582141 |
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54 Bty, night 30/1 |
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FSp base : OPs at area 4851, 496491, 496481,
499472 |
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NTR |
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Srg. Base : M1 435305 M2 421299 M3 409291 M4
394284 |
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AP1 421322 AP2 area 3829 |
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HQ VERNHOUT 4230 |
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Main activity during counter account - 301740A
- 301830A, also at |
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010500A - 010600A. HB L143 bombarded |
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53 Bty : night 1/2 Oct NTR |
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day 2 Oct NTR |
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54 Bty : day 2 Oct |
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quiet morning slight activity in the afternoon |
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Fsp - new posn for "C" post recced
at NULANDSVINKEL Ch 429477 ; C post on way |
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to man post stopped by infantry and informed
that church not now tenable ; two |
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alternative posns for C post LOOSBROEK Ch 4544
or w/mill at LOOSBROEK recced. |
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B post now at HEESWISK Ch 430417. Intention
night 2/3 , A B C D long base |
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SRg : day 2 Oct ; activity from SCHIJNDEL area
: 9 HBs located |
| EERSEL |
2nd |
0930 |
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Z tp - tp comd and 1 pr deployed to fix Radar
posn 281202 |
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1445 |
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Data issued to Radar |
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3 |
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53 Bty night 2/3 Oct - NTR |
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day 3 Oct |
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"A" FSp tp moved to occupy new base |
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HQ 711394 OPs at HAPS Ch, RIJKEVOOR Ch, St
ANTHONIS Ch and OPLOO Ch |
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54 Bty night 2/3 Oct |
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FSp "C" post overrun during the
night - all stores and vehicles deystroyed - appx A "C" post over run |
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one man wounded - remainder of personnel
returned to Bty Bn HQ - see appx |
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A att for details of incident |
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SRg - slight enemy activity chiefly from
SCHIJNDEL area - HBs located 10 |
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54 Bty day 3 |
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F sp - "D" post now at VEGHEL Ch
480377 - other posts remain the same - NTR |
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SRg - HBs, 6 |
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1700 |
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Z tp 1 pr deployed to fix 133 Fd Bty - fix by
sunshots and lateral base |
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2000 |
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data ready |
| Oostelbeers |
3 |
1700 |
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4 - Pen withdrawn - now conc at OOSTLBEERS -
move 04 to area EERSEL - intention |
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of CMO to move 4 Pen to 160 Bde - proposed
sector to face N across R LEK |
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4 |
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53 Bty - night 3/4 Oct - NTR |
| HAPS 7045 |
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day 4 Oct - Bty HQ moved to 7045 |
| OEDENRODE |
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54 Bty night 3/4 |
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F sp - enemy arty fairly quiet - HBs located
4, single brgs 18 |
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S rg - HBs 3 - activity reports 7 |
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54 Bty day 4 Oct |
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Considerably less activity with HBs generally
further away and to left flank |
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of S rg bases (bearing 280 310 from V) |
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F sp - NTR - intention 5 Oct - tp HQ moving to
VEGHEL area |
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S rg - 1 HBs - 4 activity reports |
| EERSEL |
4 |
0600 |
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Z tp - F section deployed to fix 81 and 83 Fd
Regts |
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1400 |
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section deployed to fix 4 pen recorder base -
MIDDELBEERS area |
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| EERSEL |
4 |
1730 |
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all mics fixed |
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2000 |
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data ready for issue to 81 Fd |
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2030 |
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data issued to 83 Fd |
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5 |
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53 Bty night 4/5 NTR |
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day 5 Oct NTR |
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54 Bty night 4/5 Oct |
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very slight activity during the night |
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F sp - HBs nil - 1 shellrep - Intention day 5
- Intelligence role as the |
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single Ops |
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S rg - HBs 2 - 2 activity reports. L 195
recorded as BANANA tgt and |
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bombarded scale 2 |
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Intentions 6 Oct |
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54 Bty with RHQ less D and Y tps will move to
harbour area night 6/7 Oct |
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between GRAVE and NIJMEGEN |
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SP WOLFSWINKEL 4428 061430A - route
"Club" |
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On arrival at harbouring area Bty Capt will go
fwd with one veh to recce |
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accn for Bty HQ and conc area and wagon lines
for D tp near Bty HQ 48/4 Svy |
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Regt and will remain there. BHQ will lay line
to Bty HQ 48/4 Svy Regt and |
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be prepared to take over all intercomn lines.
Fsp take over to be |
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completed by 071200A - to include in detail |
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1 line routes and exchange of wire |
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2 Rear link lines |
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3 Existing "B" "C" and
"D" posts |
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D tp S rg, before moving OC D tp will arrange
the following gps : |
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"A" base HQ and 1 AP |
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"B" base HQ and 1 AP |
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Wagon line 9p. (at Bty HQ) ; all adm and line
parties and will allot tpt to |
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each group as far as possible before moving.
Necessary parties will be left |
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to complete reeling in of present base. On
arrival at conc area, final |
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alloting of equipment and tpt will be affected
and dets will proceed to |
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locations. Guides will be provided. AP/P base
can only be approached |
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after dark. It may therefore be necessary for
this AP party to move |
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ahead of main body and take over at dusk on 7
Oct. |
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Eqpt |
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1 the wiring installed will be taken over. It
is understood that 4 Svy |
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Regt will not rquire exchange of wire |
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2 Mics, plotting boards and time scales will
be exchanged |
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3 Line route guides will be provided |
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(NB : "A" base has more trouble than
"B" base - lines consist in part |
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of permanent rly telegraph lines) |
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Adm |
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Bty Capt will contact SCRA 59 AGRA as early as
possible |
| Wolfswinkel |
5 |
1030 |
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Z tp "E" sec att to Y tp moved to
SLIJK EWIJK 677 669 |
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53 Bty - night 5/6 Oct NTR |
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day 6 Oct - prepare to hand over bases to 10
Svy Regt RA |
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54 Bty night 5/6 |
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F sp - very slight enemy activity - HBs 1 - 1
Act report - 7 single brgs |
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Intention reel in base |
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S rg HBs 1 - 2 act reports - intention - reel
in base |
| SLIJK EWIJK |
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Z TP "E" sect - issued BP to 72 Med
Regt - this BP was fixed by 4 Svy |
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Regt |
| EERSEL |
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1300 |
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Z tp "F" sec and tp HQ moved with 53
Div to harbour area NEDER ASSELT |
| 317093 |
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615532 |
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1430 |
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RHQ incl LAD and 4-Pen moved to harbour area
between GRAVE and NIJMEGEN |
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mr 632 563 |
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1900 |
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RHQ arrived harbour area |
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54 Bty arrived harbour area |
| Langeboom |
7 |
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53 Bty HQ 10468 - handing over to 10 Svy Regt
RA completed - less S rg |
| Langeboom |
7 |
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53 |
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Bty reverted to command of 12 Corps |
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54 Bty - night 6/7 Oct |
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F sp "B" tp at HQ "B" tp 4
Svy Regt RA |
| m GRAVE |
7 |
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54 Bty - day 7 |
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F sp took over 4th base. HQ 722 612 -
"A" 475 262 559 615 "B" 473 268 |
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560492 - "D" 472 247 561 200 - OP at
684661 not being occupied - line to |
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this OP being out very frequently by enemy
shelling |
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Later in the day "A" Fsp tp took
over the base |
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Srg "D" tp main HQ at 635695 |
| Neder Asselt |
7 |
1230 |
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"F" sec and tp HQ (Z tp) moved to
SLIJK EWIJK 677669 - rejoined by "E" |
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| Slijk Ewijk |
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"Z" tp - svy issued to 81 Fd Regt RA |
| HERVELD |
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1100 |
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RHQ, LAD and 4 Pen moved via NIJMEGEN to the
bridgehead- new location 632 677 |
| NIJMEGEN |
8 |
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53 Bty - night 7/8 |
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Fsp - no activity observed on sector - single
brgs (sound) 43 - comn with |
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CBO difficult due to heavy interference - line
to CBO strength 1 |
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day 8 |
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BHQ estab with A tp HQ 722612 |
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X Svy tp complete at 672 605 |
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"C" Srg tp now in action |
| 684660 |
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Tp HQ |
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Mic 1 701 648, M6 659 710, AP1 714 680 AP2 684
708 |
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54 Bty night 7/8 |
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F sp - NTR |
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Srg - slight enemy activity - in action on 6
mics 1 AP HBs located 7 |
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(average acc - b) |
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54 Bty day 8 |
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Enemy gun activity at no time heavy during the
day |
| 661 644 |
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Fsp - Ops at 464799 564 700 (BEUNINGEN Ch)
689641 (chimney) |
| 661 644 |
8 |
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460 289 567 098 (WINSEN Ch). "B"
post 2nd instr forming "I" post of "A" |
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Fsp tp base - Tp HQ 661 644 |
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Srg - "C" Srg tp took over
"A" base 1700hrs ; locations on "B" base - |
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4 HBs - 2 new APs deployed "B" base
- "U" AP 664 725 - "V" AP 605728 |
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expected on line tonight |
| Slijk Ewijk |
8 |
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Z tp - svy data issued to 81 and 90 Fd Regts |
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9 |
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53 Bty night 8/9 |
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Fsp - NTR |
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Srg - NTR |
| NIJMEGEN |
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53 Bty -day 9 |
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Fsp - NTR - "A" post at new location
mr 467 542 |
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Srg - in action on 6 and 2 - considerable
trouble experienced on lines |
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during day. Mic 3 to be brought in line with
general base |
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54 Bty - night 8/9 |
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Fsp - slight enemy activity during the night -
HBS 1 - single brg 1 |
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Srg - enemy active during the night - possible
gun area 5679 and west |
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half of 5779 - HBs 8. Activity reports 3 -
comns good, except line |
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54 Bty day 9 Oct |
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Enemy activity - morning mostly from woods E
of BENNEKOM 5879 - during |
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afternoon from ARNHEM area |
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Fsp - "C" post deployed as SB in sp
D - Srg tp west base in ANDELST |
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618694 and BREEDSTRAAT 627701 - results - HBs,
nil |
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Srg - HBs 6 - activity reports 1 - sound brgs
67 |
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Z tp - svy data issued to 907 Fd Arty Ben, 4
RHA. |
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See "F" deployed to fix 4 Pen base -
BEMMEL area : Mic 2 730673 |
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Resection observed at BP "DOVETAIL"
to 3 722679 |
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fix Radar posn - 625 724 4 715685 |
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4 Pen deployed in BEMMEL area |
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53 Bty - night 9/10 |
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Fsp - enemy guns active up to 100230A - very
few flashes seen during |
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this period - 8 single brgs reported - 5 shell
reps - 8 mortar brgs - 5 |
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HBs. Enemy gun areas 78 - 88 E 66 - 73 N |
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Main areas shelled- NIJMEGEN bridges - B, C, D
and "I" posts, also tp |
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HQ - no casualties reported. Comns -line to
CBO out of action, DRs |
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used till 2300hrs - communication then
established with CBO via 30 Corps |
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and 12 Corps Main |
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Srg - considerable activity on the front -
shelling the bridge area. |
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HBs located 21 and activity reports 6. Bombard
carried out on HB K19 - |
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result appeared sucessful. |
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day |
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Fsp - NTR |
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Srg - fairly quiet day - HBs located 9 |
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Base in action on 6 mics and 2 APs (Radio) -
new coords received for |
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M0, M2 and M3. Idications that the new coords
for M2 are slightly in error |
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as shewn on the plotting board - CO requests
M2 is re-surveyed as soon |
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as possible and svy tp allocated to
re-surveying whole of base to put all |
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mics in sympathy. |
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54 Bty night 9/10 |
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Slight but steady activity during the night |
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Fsp HBs 1 single bearings 24 comns good |
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Srg HBs 1 activity reports 2 |
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Slewed base in action of 5 mics |
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HQ now at 635691 |
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Day 10 |
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Quiet with slight increase of activity after
midday from left flank |
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Fsp - NTR |
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Srg - HBs 2 |
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Intentions - Fsp to deploy long SB to work in
conjunction with LB on |
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church at DRUTEN 536681 and AFFERDEN 555669 |
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Z tp |
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0830 |
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coords of mic 1 (4 Pen base) ready. 737 666 |
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1030 |
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Bp Radar issued 672 711 |
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1600 |
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Nijmegen Power Sta, SW chimney fixed 468816.0
5639901.1, revised coords |
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for Osterhout Ch ready 468464.6 566134.8 4 Svy
Regt RA fix of |
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BEMMEL N ch (large spire) checked |
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53 Bty night 10/11 |
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Fsp - generally quiet night except for two
bursts between 0400hrs and |
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0500 hrs - results - HBs 2, HB single brgs 61,
shellreps 4 |
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Srg - night fairly quiet - HBs located 12, and
3 active |
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Relief of AP personnel to be carried out
slowly to rest each man in turn. |
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Field parties being supplemented by odd men |
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Day 11 |
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Fsp intelligence role - all posts looking-in
on given suspect areas |
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results - 4 HB single brgs, 4 shellreps, 2 int
messages |
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Srg - less enemy activity during the day -
weather conditions unfavourable, |
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HB1 base in action on Mics 0,1,2,3,4 and 2 AP |
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Mic 2 moved to new posn - new coords received
for the whole base - old |
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films being plotted on new board |
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54 Bty night 10/11 |
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very little activity |
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Fsp - NTR |
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Srg - HBs located 9 - both bases in action |
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Day 11 |
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Slight enemy activity from west flank from
1100hrs - practically nil from |
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N and NE - west base 40 bgs, north base 13 bgs |
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Fsp - "A" post deployed at DRUTEN
church 536 680 - remainder of base no |
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change - intentions - 5 post long base with
zones N and NW |
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Srg - HBs located 5 |
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11 |
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Z tp - "F" sec deployed to fix Mic 5
on BREMMEL 4 Pen base. NE chimney |
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NIJMEGEN power sta fixed by intersection, SW
chimney Nijmegen power sta |
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also fixed by intersection |
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Svy data - issued to 67 Med Regt RA |
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53 Bty night 11/12 |
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Fsp - from midnight to 0430 hrs very quiet -
prior to this enemy fairly |
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active - HBs 4 ( 1 Z, 1 M, 1 c, 1 area ) -
single bgs 20 |
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Srg - in action on 6 and 2 Aps - night very
quiet - a hvy gun reported |
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firing at 0530hrs - as yet not recorded,
possibly due to adverse wind, |
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brg 187o at 21 fs |
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Day 12 |
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Fsp - calibration shoot - poor visibility
affected observation of |
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shoot, only two posts able to observe either
one of two RPs |
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Srg - NTR |
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54 Bty - night 11/12 - fairly active night -
chiefly on both sides of |
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rly running SW of KESTEREN 5173 |
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Fsp - HBs nil, sound brgs 23, intention 12
"B" post to move to |
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AFFERDEN church 554 669 |
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Srg - HBs located 15 (average acc C), HBs,
L46, & L57 engaged by |
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comparator |
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Day 12 |
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Enemy activity moderate - in the N mainly from
BENNEKOM woods area |
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Fsp - HBs nil - intention - conc of base on
western area as Ops can |
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be found or constructed - experiments with
chimney Ops in progress |
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Srg - HBs 2 - 1 In KESTEREN area, 1 in TIEL
430690 - much firing by |
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own guns has interfered with Srg recording.
Deployment of sixth |
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mic on west base is beginning to be needed |
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Z tp - NTR |
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4 Pen. Little HB and HM activity during last
24 hours. Some |
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Harassing fire by single guns between 112200A
and 112400A incl 4 rds |
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within 100x of HQ - cas, one Sten. Prevailing
wind making guns |
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inaudible and Srg difficult |
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13 |
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53 Bty night 12/13 |
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Fsp - enemy guns active between 1900 hrs and
2230 hrs, slight activity |
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only from 2230 hrs onwards - enemy gun areas
762 663 793666 760713 |
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804 717 803 715 - linesmen held up owing to
shelling of road - no |
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area shelled 733 605 - Linesmen held up by
shelling of road - no |
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wireless comn - interference very bad. Results
- HBs located 5 (2A, |
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1B, 2C) - single brgs 33 |
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Srg - periodic shelling by enemy - met
conditions unfavourable - HBs 5 |
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and 2 active |
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Day 13 |
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Fsp - considerable enemy activity in areas
82067 78/69 and 80/67 - fire |
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from 3 AGRA was directed on to tgt areas at
1430 hrs - at 1730 hrs fire |
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from 72 Med Regt was directed on to tgt area. |
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Intelligence reports 23 - "D" post
redeployed at 746 599 |
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Srg - NTR |
| HERVEELD |
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54 Bty, night 12/13 |
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Fsp - enemy activity slight - HBs 2 - single
bgs 29 |
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Srg - HBs 6 ( all "B") - all in the
area between the two rivers - general |
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firing restrictions imposed in this area so no
comparator work could be |
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done |
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Day 13 |
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Enemy activity slight and very scattered - max
activity between 1100 and |
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1200hrs area 260o - 280o
from V AP |
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Fsp - 6 "I" reps from A post
covering KESTEREN area - infm fired on by |
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67 Med Regt |
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Srg - HBs 5 |
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Z tp - sec comd and 1 pair deployed to fix mic
8 on "D" Srg base |
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14 |
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53 Bty, night 13/14 |
| Nijmegen |
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Fsp - very quiet night on this sector - large
fire at 795 790 2325hrs, |
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origin unknown |
| "Bridgehead" |
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Srg - very little enemy activity during the
night - high wind affected |
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recording - ie, mics failed to record - HBs
located, 1 |
| Nijmegen |
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Day 14 |
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Fsp - much intelligence reported during the
day - shoot on area 824 673 |
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carried out by 3 Agra at 1245 - 1300hrs |
| "Bridgehead" |
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Srg - adverse weather affected recording ay
1640hrs, 88mm shells landed |
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almost on T junc 684 659, splinters fwded to
CBO - at 1700hrs, further 4 |
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rounds landed on same posn |
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54 Bty night 13/14 |
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Slight enemy activity during the night |
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Fsp - 1 HB, 1 active HB |
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Srg - 1 HB, sound bgs 11 |
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Day 14 |
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Very slight activity throughout the day -
possible new gun area 5573 |
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and 5673 - gun area 5375 appears to have been
strengthened by 3 HB - |
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enemy inf active area SE KESTEREN 5172 |
| 554 669 |
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Fsp - much int concerning KESTEREN fired on by
67 Med Regt ; "E" and |
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"C" posts redeployed windmill 560672 |
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Srg - HBs 3 - comparator shoot on one HB |
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Z tp -NTR |
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4- Pen - Srg conditions poor - 2 inf guns
located - BEMMEL ch spire |
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deystroyed during the night 14/15 |
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15 |
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53 Bty, night 14/15 |
| Nijmegen |
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F sp - enemy active between 2300 and 0200hrs -
otherwise front quiet - |
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HBs active 2 - single bgs 9 |
| "Bridgehead" |
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Srg - activity practically nil - results nil |
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day 15 |
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Fsp - obsn on tgts for shoots by 3 AGRA - CRA
visited OP to engage tgt |
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windmill 824 673 |
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Srg - in action on 6 and 2 - new base surveyed
- locations obtained, 3 |
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and 1 active - |
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coords of mics - 1 722 649 wire laid |
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2 712 659 wire laid |
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3 704 671 ready by 1830hrs |
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4 695 682 wire laid |
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5 685 694 wire laid |
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54 Bty night 14/15 |
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F sp - HBs 3, 1 active, 32 single bgs |
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S rg - HBs 7, comparator shoot carried out on
one HB - apparently |
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successful |
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day 15 |
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Activity almost entirely between rivers W of
brhead |
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S rg locations in area OCHTEN 5070 between
07-0800 hrs are doubtful - may |
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be heavy bursts of own guns |
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F sp- HBs nil |
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Srg - HBs 15 (average acc B) 48 sound bgs on
west base - 4 S bgs on N |
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base |
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Z tp - DEEST 579 680 fixed and data passed to
54 Bty (DEEST - chimney) |
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Svy data supplied to 116 Fd Regt |
| NIJMEGEN |
16 |
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53 Bty night 15/16 |
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F sp - very quiet on this sector - HBs located
1 - single bgs 2 |
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Srg - NTR |
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day 16 |
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Fsp - NTR |
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S rg - met conditions very adverse - svy of
mic 6 completed 756 705 - HBs |
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nil |
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54 Bty night 15/6 |
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Slight enemy activity - visibility during the
night poor |
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F sp - HBs nil, single brgs 19 |
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S rg - HBs 3, sound brgs 11 - comns good |
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Day 16 |
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Activity mainly in KESTEREN area 5072 except
for hy guns in ECHTELD area |
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4470 |
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Fsp - "E" post deployed at PUIFLIEK
ch 522 668 - datum pts fixed for |
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calibration range - HBs nil - intentions 17,
hand over complete base to 4 |
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Svy Regt RA |
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Srg - HBs 3 - very distant locations, only
rough acc - 7 active reports |
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Z tp - sec comd and 1 pair deployed to fix BP
for 334 Bty 107 HAA Regt |
| NIJMEGEN |
17 |
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53 Bty night 16/17 |
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F sp - quiet night - HBs 3 (2 "A" 1
Area) |
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S rg - met conditions still adverse - night
activity slight - HBs 4, 1 |
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active |
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Day 17 |
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F sp - NTR |
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S rg - coords of OOSTERHOUT bases - Base 1 M0
709 635 M1 700 647 |
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M2 693 660 M3 684 671 |
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M4 675 684 M5 667 695 |
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M6 659 710 |
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Base 2 M1 722 648 M2 712 660 |
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M3 704 671 M4 649 682 |
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M5 685 694 M6 675 705 |
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54 Bty - night 15/17 |
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Very little enemy activity during the night |
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F sp - HBs nil, single brgs 12 |
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S rg - HBs 5 - active 2 |
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Intention - 17, hand over to 4 Svy Regt RA |
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17 |
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day 17 |
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F sp base handed over to rep 48 Bty 4 Svy
1600hrs - tp. Concentrated in |
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area AFFERDEN 5566 |
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S rg base handed over to 4 Svy Regt at 1100hrs |
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Svy - Y tp moved pm to OEDENRODE area |
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Bty HQ out of action 1200hrs - all lines taken
over by 48 Bty |
| SLIJK EWIJK |
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Z tp - BP fixed for 107 HAA Regt |
| |
18 |
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7 Svy Regt moved S to the general areas
OEDENRODE, VECHEL, UDEN for 12 |
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Corps Op "PHEASANT" |
| VEGHEL |
|
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RHQ - N of VEGHEL, location 503 388, also 4
Pen |
| 503 388 |
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53 Bty - 478 438 |
| VEGHEL 474380 |
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54 Bty - at 474 380 |
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Z tp - 478 419 DINTERSCHELROEE |
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53 Bty |
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F sp - Ops at "A" 472 546 -
"B" 469 506 - "C" 497 469 - all posts on line |
| |
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"D" post deployed at 439 412 as
single OP |
| 469 451 |
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S rg - in action on mic 2,3 4 and 5 and 6 - AP
"Q" on line, AP "P" moving |
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to new posn as ordered by CO for tac reasons .
Mic 1 not in action - M2 |
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456 481, M3 456 463, M4 455 445, M5 455 428,
M6 455 409, "Q" AP 435 423 |
| VEGHEL |
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54 Bty |
| 481 376 |
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F sp - A post 439 412, B post 422 345, C 429
321, D 480 377 |
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All posts surveyed in |
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S rg - Mic 1 446 353 M2 439 345 M3 433 326 M4
428 312 M5 422 229 |
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M6 417 285 AP "U" 423 345 AP
"V" 405 300 |
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"Z" tp "F" Sec moved to X
tp location and established RC at 474 507 |
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19 |
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53 Bty night 18/19 |
| |
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F sp - very quiet on this sector - only 4
single brgs reported ; comns |
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maintained during the night |
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S rg - quiet night, little enemy activity -
HBs 4; svy of all mics |
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completed - line laid to 13 Med Regt. |
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Day 19 |
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F sp - A post re-deployed at 467542 - no
activity on front |
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S rg - HBs 6 |
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Svy - svy completed for 53 hy and 23 Hy Bty |
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(X tp) |
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54 Bty night 18/19 |
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Only slight enemy activity during the night |
| |
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F sp - HBs nil single brgs 12 |
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S rg - HBs nil single bgs 6 |
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Day 19 |
| VEGHEL |
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54 Bty - HQ at 473 380 |
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F sp - HQ at 479 377 - otherwise NTR |
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S rg - met conditions not favourable - HBs
located 10 general acc c |
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Svy - Y tp at 433 315 |
| |
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F sp OPs at A 439 412 B 422 345 C 429 321 D
480 377 |
| DINTERSBROEK |
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Z tp - svy data issued to 72 and 63 Med Regts |
| |
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"F" sec deployed to svy 4 Pen base -
DINTHER area |
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4 Pen deployed - Mic 1 439427 M2 444 420 M3
443 413 M4 444 407 |
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20 |
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53 Bty night 19/20 |
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F sp - a few bursts of enemy activity during
the night HBs nil single |
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brgs 10 - shellrep 1 |
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S rg - exceptionally quiet on this front - HBs
3 |
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day 20 Oct |
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F sp NTR - very quiet |
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S rg - 1 HB located - extremely quiet |
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54 Bty night 19/20 |
| VEGHEL |
|
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Little enemy activity - but strong fighting
patrol attacking left hand |
| |
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coy in front of "U" AP - Hy mortar
conc preceeded attack |
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F sp - 3 single brgs |
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S rg - HB 1 |
| VEGHEL |
20 |
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day 20 |
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Very little arty activity - a few sound bgs
possible from OIRSCHOT area but |
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no locations - mortar activity considerable
from area S and SW of SCHIJNDEL |
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during the morning |
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F sp - NTR |
| |
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S rg - 1 HB |
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Z tp - svy data for 5 RHA 338 Bty HAA |
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Fixed HEESWIJK |
| |
21 |
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53 Bty night 20/21 |
| |
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F sp - very little activity - I HB reported
firing 0344 to 0358 hrs |
| |
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S rg - exceptionally quiet - 2 HBs located
during period 0338 hrs to 0358 hrs |
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comns - direct line to CBO also line to RHQ
via Z out of order |
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day 21 Oct |
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F sp - NTR |
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S rg - NTR - 5 sound bgs during the day |
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54 Bty - night 20/21 |
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F sp - HBs located 2 (1Z and 1 area) - single
bgs 6 |
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S rg - HBs located 3 (average acc C) -
"U" AP reported a large explosion |
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with terrific flash on brg 30o at
approx 500x range - search is to be made |
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for crater and fragments |
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day 21 Oct |
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Extremely quiet day - only activity between
0615 and 0902 hrs on bgs 260o |
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from "V" AP far zone |
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Comnd - centralised and svy nets in action
1700hrs and 1800hrs resp |
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This HQ moves to area EVERSE 4432 221000A |
| Dintersbroek |
21 |
|
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Z tp - checked svy at pivot guns - 59 Med, 63
Med, 72 Med, 13 Med |
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53 Bty - night 21/22 |
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F sp - very quiet night - 3 single bgs - wire
to be reeled in and A, B, C posts |
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withdrawn - rear link wireless opened up at
0230hrs but nothing heard |
| |
22 |
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S rg - NTR _ comns _ line to CBO out of action |
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54 Bty - night 21/22 |
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Slight activity during the night |
| |
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F sp - single bgs 6 |
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S rg - HBs located 12 ( average acc B ) 3
Activity reports - no indication |
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of any large gun area |
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Comns - line to CBO dis |
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day 22 |
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Enemy activity nil |
| |
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F sp - NTR - intentions - DINTHER and VEGHEL
ops to close down first light |
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23. ODENRODE and monastery will be manned for
Obs reporting to "D" S rg tp |
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- remainder of tp will conc ODENRODE area
preparatory to adv to man long |
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base ODENRODE to SCHINJDEL |
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S rg - NTR - Intention - to remain in action
but recce standing by for new |
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base in area St MICHELS GESTEL directed on
TILBURG |
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Svy - rly bgs passed to RA 15 (S) and RA 51
(H) Divs - fwd control BP est at |
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Monastery yesterday |
| ZANDKANT |
|
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Z tp - "E" sec report centre
established 441 436 |
| 441 436 |
|
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"F" Sec - deployed to fix fwd
control points |
| |
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53 Bty - night 22/23 |
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F sp - NTR |
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S rg - slight enemy gun activity mostly in
line with base - HBs nil |
| 496 498 |
23 |
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day 23 |
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Bty HQ moved to 496-498 |
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F sp - NTR |
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S rg - in action on 6 and 2 - more activity
today than during past 3 days - |
| |
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some HBs located are possible own guns due to
uncertain FDLs - recce in |
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front of base carried out by OC Fd Sec. In
centre of Zone foremost tanks |
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are at 427 463 and at 427 468. ENGELSTEDE is
possibly safe by day but |
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woods to west NOT safe. Tanks withdraw at
night E of KAATHOVEN 4246 |
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54 Bty nigt 22/23 |
| |
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F sp - HBs Nil. Single brgs 8 - intention A
and D posts standing down |
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first light - tp HQ and A and D to concentrate
on OEDENRODE area |
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S rg - HBs 3 (two distant) |
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Comns - CBO lines dis - R/L in action |
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day 23 |
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Enemy activity light throughout day |
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F sp - NTR _ visibility poor throughout day -
"A" and "D" posts at |
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SCHINJDEL ch 440674.1 538 184.8 and St
OEDENRODE ch 422 318 |
| 423 319 |
|
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B tp - F sp HQ |
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S rg - HBs 2 (acc Z and DA) |
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Z tp -svy of mic 6 completed and data issued |
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53 Bty - night 23/24 |
| |
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F sp - quiet night and NTR |
| |
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S rg - NTR |
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day 24 |
| 390 443 |
|
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53 Bty HQ |
| 350 475 |
|
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F sp HQ - Ops at 3649 ROSMALEN ch and 343 473
looking west |
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Svy - all regts served |
| 366 395 |
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S rg HQ - in action on mics 3, 4, 5 and 6 and
"Q" AP - mics 1 and 2 are |
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not possible at the moment - all mics on line |
| |
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Mic 3 371 406 |
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4 468 389 Comns ; line and wireless |
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5 365 375 to CBO - also to 54 Bty. |
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6 363 361 very little activity on |
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54 Bty - night 23/24 front |
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little activity during the night |
| |
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F sp - visibility poor - NTR |
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S rg - HBs nil - sound bgs 6 |
| |
24 |
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day 24 |
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On right opposn continued in STOKHOEK all day,
denying us use of the ch tower |
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|
- later this tower was destroyed by our own
tks. Light shelling by one gun |
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|
in area of woods 2843 during afternoon. On
left F sp recce reports contact- |
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ing a patrol who had been into LIEMDE and
found it clear of enemy |
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|
F sp - single OP at St MICHELS GESTEL 395 387
for int |
| |
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Intentions - F sp recce for 1/base to cover
zone canal between 44 and 45 N grid |
| |
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lines to general line of R DEAA |
| |
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S rg - remaining in action till 15 (S) Div adv
is under way, then reel in if there |
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is no activity |
| WEINBOSCH |
|
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Z tp moved to new location 423 380 |
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F sec moved to ZANDKANT 441 436 |
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BPs fixed for 181 Fd by F sec |
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F sec rejoined troop at WEINBOSCH |
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F sec fixed mics for S rg base (C tp) |
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Svy data for 72 Med Regt - 59 Med - 53 Hy
Regts |
| SCHINJDEL |
|
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RHQ moved to new location on outskirts of
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53 Bty night 24/25 |
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F sp - HBs 1 - single bgs 12 - "A"
post deployed at 360 493 |
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D post 343 473 |
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S rg - enemy guns firing spasmodically during
the night - areas active |
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between VUGHT and BREUKELEN - it is
interesting to note that the locations |
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are all west of the HALSCHE WATER indicating
perhaps a defensive plan based |
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on this river - HBs located 8 - HBK8 bombarded
by 2 Med Regts at 0433 |
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day 25 |
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F sp - HBs nil - single bgs 3 |
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B post withdrawn owing to heavy shelling -
recce in progress for redployment |
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of B post |
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S rg - HBs 8 |
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54 Bty 24/25 night |
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Slight enemy activity |
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F sp - NTR - intention - base looking west to
be recced today - general area |
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BOXTEL - VOUGHT |
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S rg - HBs nil, sound bgs 3 |
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day 25 |
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F sp - recce for long base failed owing to
enemy activity - present OP on the |
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asylum at 345 409 is too far back under
prevailing conditions of visibility |
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and has been stood down - intention : to recce
long base HERTOGENBOSCH - VUGHT |
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- MIL Hosp 319 410 |
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S rg - base reeled in |
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Z tp - moved to new location 381 388 R/C est |
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BP issued to 13 and 72 Med Regts |
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GEMONDE ch spire fixed 352 383 |
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Data issued to 341 Bty 108 HAA and 63 Med Regt |
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Coords of mike 11 issued to "C" Srg
tp |
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RHQ moved to new location mr 360 388 |
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53 Bty night 25/26 |
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F sp - very quiet night - single brgs 8 |
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S rg - HBs 2 - sound brgs 27 - in action on 5
and 2 |
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day 26 |
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F sp - 2 posts in action on line - C post 324
460 on wireless |
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S rg - very slight activity today in far zone
- HBs located 2 |
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54 Bty night 25/26 |
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NTR "B" Fsp tp and D Srg tp awaiting
deployment orders if situation warrants |
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day 26 |
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51 (H) Div 154 Bde contact made with elts 53
Div across canal at HERTOGENBOSCH |
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VUGHT Clear and fort in 3044 clear of enemy
armour to HELVOIRT and wheeling |
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left. 153 Bde to BELVERT 2836 and clearing
woods 2039. 15(S) Div over canal |
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at 1830 and expecting to be in TILBURG
tonight. Opposn slight. Road BOXTEL |
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- BEST probably open 27 |
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Z tp - "F" sec R/C moved to 325 351
BOKSTEL |
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Svy data issued to 72 59 63 Med Regts |
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54 Bty |
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F sp recce for long base 4 posts 311 438 312
432 313 427 and 318 312 |
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when area cleared odf enemy too late to
justify manning. Shellrep OP at |
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br 322 402 - nothing heard |
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Srg - recce standing by - tp resting |
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Svy - sec with RA 15(S) Div, location not
known |
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Sec with 51 Div served Div early this morning |
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An allegation that our svy of this Div arty
has been inaccurate has been |
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fully investigated and found to be groundless
- in fact one regt gave "Y" tp a |
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quite unsolicited testimonial |
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Sec report centre, Asylum |
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53 Bty night 26/27 |
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Fsp NTR - single bgs 25 |
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S rg - HBs located 15 active 3 |
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day 27 |
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53 Bty HQ 364475 |
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F sp - 3 posts in action - visibitity during
the day 500 yds |
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S rg - in action on 5 mics and 1 AP - recce of
fwd base cancelled - HBs |
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located 4 |
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54 Bty 26/27 |
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F sp - intention to occupy long base - area
VUGHT - 3143 - VEERBURG 3140 |
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- Zone VLIJMEN 2646 - 40 N grid line - infm if
possible during day |
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F sp night 27/28 |
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S rg - "C" tp 53 Bty - now under
comd 54 Bty |
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day 27 |
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General picture - collapse of enemy defences
on general line s HERTOGENBOSH |
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- TILBURG - however he is reacting strongly
and our neighbours to the NE |
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report heavy shelling of their posns -
attention is also being paid to the |
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VUGHT area. HBs have been located on the
premontory VLIJMEN 2646 - DRUNEN |
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1946 and in the road system north of the river
MAAS |
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F sp - NTR - intention - wire base occupied 27
and will est a further post |
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in sHERTOGENBOSCH and will wire as soon as
possible |
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S rg - HBs located 4 - intention - to recce
and wire a base with axis of |
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obsn 330o on HENSDEN 2051 -
priority mics 1 - 4 and AP 1 - base to be |
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advanced as far as tac sit allows - present
base to remain in action until |
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new base ready |
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Svy - 51(H) Div arty moves to UDENHOUT 2138 28
Oct - in view of faulty trig |
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in the area, if the present weather persists
Div arty will be placed on a |
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common grid with AGRA by liason with Z tp - OC
svy tp to meet CRA at X |
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rds 220 393 at 290915A |
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Z tp joined F sec at 325 351 BOKSTEL |
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F sec moved to 259 363 HAREN |
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F sec report centre est |
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Tp moved to 259 363 HAREN |
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F sec deployed to provide svy data for 3 AGRA
- initial trig data found to |
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be incorrect and divisional bg only issued |
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Regts served 59 72 63 Med Regts |
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53 Bty night 27/28 |
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F sp NTR single bgs 37 |
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S rg - little activity during night - HBs
located 4 |
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Board not plotting at all well - svy of mics 2
and 3 appears to be suspect |
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- 2 HBs were engaged by comparator with 25 Bty |
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53 Hy Regt - both shoots appeared to be
successful although shoot on one |
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HB was very slow owing to delay at gun end |
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Deduced coords for HB L1 identified with
location and in the case of HB |
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L2 there was a difference of 70 m in Eastings
and Northings |
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day 28 |
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F sp - "B" post deployed at 316 464
- otherwise NTR - single bgs 7 - int |
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reps 3 |
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S rg - slight enemy activity in the DRIEL area
- HBs |
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54 Bty - night 27/28 |
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F sp Bty - NTR |
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S rg - HBs 1 |
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day 28 |
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F sp - Ops at "A" 264 402,
"B" 313 427, "C" 321 460, "D" 302 422 |
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Posts produced "V" reps during the
day but there is doubt as to whether |
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the observers did not mistake vapour trails
for rocket trails |
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S rg - tp in action on 4 and 1 - svy completed
1750 hrs. M5 recce |
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postponded by CO - no rear link est yet. 72
Med Regt contacted. Coords, |
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mic 1 281 431 M4 253 428 AP "P" 269
449 |
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Z tp - BPs issued to 59 Med 72 Med 63 Med
regts |
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Svy of S rg base completed |
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RHQ moved to area N of HAAREN 266 379 |
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53 Bty night 28/29 |
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F sp - slight enemy activity during the night,
HBs 2, single bgs 48 |
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S rg - enemy fairly active - possible build-up
in the area 3853 - two HBs |
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were engaged by comparator - ranging with
heavies found to be slow and |
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scarcely satisfactory for catching the suspect
SP |
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day 29 |
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F sp - single bgs 9 - otherwise NTR |
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S rg - enemy very quiet - slight activity on
bgs 325o to 340o far zone |
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54 Bty - night 28 /29 |
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F sp -12 single bgs (flash) 21 sound bgs |
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S rg - adverse wind made S rg difficult - HBs
located 1 |
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day 29 |
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F sp - HBs located 1 - "I" Reps 12 -
gun area active sq 2346 |
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Intention - Ops to concentrated on 2 known gun
areas as an experiment in locatimg HBs |
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Z tp - svy data supplied to 59 Med Regt |
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Mic 5 on S rg base fixed |
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S rg - HBs located 8 (general acc
"C"); Mic 5 now in action at 224 410 after area |
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cleared by recce - woods at 2343 2442 not
clear of enemy hence AP "Q" is not sufficiently |
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far west to cover flank shots on mic 5 -
strong adverse wind interfering with loca- |
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tions |
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53 Bty night 29/30 |
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F sp - very little activity until the early
morning when the enemy appeared to fire a |
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few rds. HB single bgs 11 |
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S rg - no enemy arty activity until 0300hrs
when two new HBs were located and 1 HB |
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reported active - HBs located |
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day 30 |
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F sp - NTR - single bgs 16 |
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S rg - enemy activity very slight - area
HAARSTEEG very quiet - no reports from |
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this area for 24 hrs |
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HBs 1, HBs active 7 |
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54 Bty - night 29/30 |
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F sp - HBs nil, 9 single bgs, 2 HM (acc b) |
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S rg - a little activity on flanks of base and
completely out of zone - HBs 2 AP "Q" |
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moved to 244 436 at 2040 hrs due to shelling
of first posn |
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day 30 |
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F sp - very little activity during the day -
visibility poor |
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s/base to be occupied in area WAALWIJK 1546 31
Oct |
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Br at 311456 now completed, so that
"C" post rations may now be drawn from this Bty |
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S rg - 4 mics on Sprang base wired - no Aps
recced yet - base will be occupied 31200A |
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- 7 HBs (all acc "B") obtained on
old base |
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AP "P" report tpt on rd N of canal
moving W-E at 1710 hrs |
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Svy - 4 mics on Sprang base observed with
computation in progress |
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Move of 126 Fd (1600hrs) not notified to this
HQ therfore Regt not on grid |
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General sit - on own front the area S of the
river between BAARDNIJK 1747 and CAPELLE 1047 has been |
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cleared of enemy |
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Z tp moved tp HOUTSCHESTRAAT 182 378 |
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Svy data issued to 63 and 72 Med regts |
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RHQ moved to area of UDENHOUT 217 374 |
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53 Bty - night 30/31 |
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F sp - slight enemy activity between 0300 and
0500hrs - single bgs 4 |
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S rg - enemy generally quiet - most active
period 0413 - 0445 - this produced 4 activity reports - |
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Comparator shoot carried out at 0430hrs by 1
Fd, scale 3 and 1 Hy, scale 2 - bursts plotted around |
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tgt - enemy gun fixed about 30" before
first shell fell - nothing heard since - no reports from |
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HAARSTEEG area |
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day 31 |
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F sp - very quiet day - visibility average
3000x - single bgs 2 |
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S rg - extremely quiet until 1630hrs when
activity increased - HBs 2 - comparator shoot carried |
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out |
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Svy - svy data issued to 53 Hy |
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Infm obtained from civilians passed to CBO and
Inf Bde |
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54 Bty - night 30/31 |
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F sp - NTR - posts stood down 2200 - 0115 hrs
owing to visibility - 6 sound bgs |
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S rg - little activity during the night - HBs
2 (2 area, 1 "C") |
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Intention - 4 Pen taking over base from
"C" tp today |
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day 31 |
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F sp - poor visibility prevented any obs on
long base during day |
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"A" post moved to SB posn - WAALWIJK
ch 155 469 and BESOIJEN ch 149 469 - original intention of |
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occupying BAARDIWJK ch 1747 abandoned owing to
Boche anti- obs shoots with 88mm AP at regular |
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intervals |
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S rg - in action on Sprang base on 5 and 1 |
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Flank mics 183 447, mic 5 122 434 |
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AP1 162 464 AP2 130 457 |
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Locations obtained - nil ; sound bgs - nil |
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Svy - svy of div arty in progrss incl 59 Med |