War Diary: 99th HAA Regiment

Month and year: December 1944

The 99th Heavy Anti-Aircraft (London Welsh) Regiment December 1944 war diary covers the units time in Belgium in the area around Ostend, Louvain and Winge St George

National Archive Reference: WO 171/1149

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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information	References to Appendices
OSTENDE	1 Dec		Monthly schedule of AA Firing attached	Appx F.1
			Submitted Intelligence Report attached	Appx.F.2
			110 HAA Regt's Recce Parties reported
			1671 Arty Pl RASC came under operational control. Received 75 AA Bde
			O.O.No.21 dated 30 Nov and Admin Order No. 21 dtd 30 Nov. Original only.	Appx.E.1
	2 Dec		Received 101 AA Bde O.O.No.13 dtd 1 Dec 44. Held Orders Group. Issued
			further orders in letter S/26 dtd 2 Dec 44.	Appx.D.1
	3 Dec		Preparing to move.
	4 Dec		Main body 110 HAA Regt came in and hand overs took place. Btys moved
			to an RV and bivouac area near THOROUT in pouring rain.
	5 Dec	0700	Regt commenced to move to LOUVAIN.
LOUVAIN	6 Dec		Four sites in action at new location.
	7 Dec		All sites in action at new locations. Very poor sites. Mud indescribable.
	8 Dec		Nothing unusual to report.
	9/17 Dec		Nothing unusual to report.

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
LOUVAIN	18	Received orders to quit Chateau d'Arenberg it being an ancient memorial
WINGHE ST GEORGE	19	R.H.Q. changed location.
	20	Received orders to come under operational control 80 AA Bde if required
		in ground role.
	21	Received orders from 80 AA Bde to establish O.Ps for H.F. on roads near
		TIRLEMONT and DIEST if necessary and to recce anti-tank positions.
	22	QPs established and anti-tank positions recced. Wireless net completed
		for this purpose with loan of 22 sets and 36 sets from 114 LAA Regt
		and RCOS respectively.
	23/24	Nothing unusual to report. Awaiting enemy movements and orders.
	25	Christmas Day. A good time had by all! regardless of forthcoming events.
	26	Received Top Secret Op Order No. 14 from 80 AA Bde and instructed Btys
		accordingly.
	27	Visited by MGRA who spoke on future use of 3.7 AA gun in ground role.
		Established communication with 3 AGRA

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
WINGE ST GEORGE	28	Awaiting orders from 3 AGRA. Training for Medium Field Role.
	29/30	Nothing unusual to report.
	31	Nothing unusual to report.

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Month and year: December 1944

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