75th Anti Tank Regiment War Diary: November 1944
The 75th Anti Tank Regiment (Royal Artillery) November 1944 war diary covers
the units actions in The Netherlands
National Archive Reference: WO 171/925
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Page 1 of 4
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEURNE - | 1 | 118 Bty u/c 29 Armd Bde moved to area 7524 BHQ at 757248 D.Tp in position | |
| GRIENDTJEIN | last light 775237. E.Tp remains in area 775234. Sgt Thompson re-posted from | ||
| LEUNEN area | 119 Bty. | ||
| 338 Bty BHQ at DEURNE. J.Tp protecting bridge 694230 in inf role. K Tp | |||
| deployed in ZIJLBERG area 679186. L Tp deployed in area GREINDTJEIN. | |||
| 117 Bty u/c 159 Inf Bde HQ at IJESSELSTYEN 722230. A Tp in 8 RB area 735218 | |||
| B Tp in 4 KSLI area JEULEN 767221. C Tp in inf role as local defence for 159 | |||
| Bde HQ area 722230. | |||
| 119 Bty and RHQ in MILHEEZE. G Tp returned u/c | |||
| 2 | F.Tp occupied positions at last light in LEUNEN area 7825. 8 RB relieved 3 MONS | ||
| during day. 1 OR wounded by shrapnel and evacuated. | |||
| B.T engaged house east of VEULEN suspected occupied by enemy. Considerable | |||
| damage caused to house. | |||
| 3 | C.Tp relieved B.Tp at VEULEN letter taking over local proteation of 159 Bde | ||
| HQ, L/Bdr Garrod (118 Bty) received shrapnel wound in hand - remained on duty. |
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 COLDSTREAM GDS relieved 8 RB. 1 WELSH GDS relieved 4 KSLI. A Tp engaged | ||
| two suspected enemy OPs in area 7418. | |||
| 5 | 119 Bty relieved 117 Bty. G.Tp u/c 4 KSLI at ISSELSTEIJN. H.Tp u/c 1 WG at | ||
| VEULEN. I.Tp dismounted protecting 159 Bde HQ. | |||
| 117 Bty concentrated at DEURNE. | |||
| 6 | J.Tp withdrawn from bridge 694230 | ||
| 7 | H.Tp supported 1 W.G. in small scale attack at 1500 hrs used new low velocity | ||
| HE shell against a house; gun did not recoil and it is suspected that charge | |||
| is too low. More trials will be carried out. | |||
| 8 | J.Tp relieved L.Tp in area GREINDTEIN. | ||
| H.Tp engaged houses with HE and AP - confirmed that HE does NOT eject | |||
| considerable damage inflicted. | |||
| 9 | L/Bdr REED (118 Bty) wounded by shell splinter and evacuated. | ||
| 10 | Nothing to report | ||
| 11 | 5 COLDSTREAM GDS relieved by 8 RB. L Tp relieved J Tp in area GRIENDTVEIN |
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.Tp relieved E.Tp (118 Bty) in area SCHEI. E.TP withdrawn to rest in BHQ area | |||
| 12 | I.Tp relieved H.T at VEULEN. | ||
| 13 | Nothing to report | ||
| 14 | H.Tp engaged houses and farm buildings at VEULEN with good results. Considerable | ||
| shelling during night in 119 Bty area. D.Tp relieved by E.Tp and withdrawn to | |||
| rest in BAKEL area. 2 ORs (118 Bty) sustained shrapnel wounds and evacuated. | |||
| 15 | 117 Bty relieved 119 Bty. A.Tp with 3 MONS at VEULEN, C.Tp with 1 HEREFORD | ||
| in area 735219. B.Tp in inf role in defence of 159 Bde HQ. | |||
| 119 BHQ, G.&.H Tps returned to MILHEEZE at last light. | |||
| 16 | A.Tp fired 12 rds into house EAST of VEULEN suspected of harbouring enemy inf. | ||
| House damaged, no other results observed. I Tp returned to MILHEEZE at | |||
| first light. | |||
| 17 | D.Tp (118 Bty) relieved J.Tp (338 Bty) in area SCHEI. One OR killed and one | ||
| OR wounded by shellfire during change over. J.Tp relieved K.Tp in area 7321. | |||
| 18 | A Tp engaged another house with 10 rds. House badly damaged no other results. |
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 8 RB relieved by bn of 9 Bde (3 Brit Div) | ||
| J.Tp withdrawn from area 7321. 117 Bty less A.Tp returned to DEURNE. | |||
| 20 | 338 Bty less L Tp withdrawn to concentration area near MILHEEZE. A.Tp | ||
| relieved by Tp of 20 A.tk. Regt returned to DEURNE. | |||
| 21 | Nothing to report | ||
| 22 | 118 Bty relieved by 20 A.tk. Regt (3 Brit Div) Guns pulled out during night by | ||
| SPs of 119 Bty. Ground in appalling state. All SPs engaged were bogged. F.Tp | |||
| withdrawn by 1900 hrs. | |||
| 23 | D Tp withdrawn by 0300 hrs. E Tp by 1230 hrs. | ||
| L/Bdr Elton (119 Bty) accidentally killed by discharge of a Sten gun. | |||
| L.Tp out of action and joined 338 Bty at MILHEEZE. | |||
| BAKEL - | 24 | 118 Bty moved to BAKEL area. | |
| MILHEEZE | 25/30 | Btys concentrated. Resting, maintenance and training. |
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