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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strength - Officers 51 ORs 846 | ||||
| Thorpeness | 1 Jan | Move of Main Body from BURFORD to LEISTON area complete. RHQ opened at THORPENESS M 97. | ||
| Fl tp try began, but flail tks not yet issued. | ||||
| Op Role assumed | Appendix I | |||
| 3 | 28 ORs posted to Regt from 401 Independent Scorpion Sqn. 46 ORs " " " " No.1 Assault Sqn RAC. | |||
| 36 ORs 11 11 11 30 Armd Bde, | ||||
| 8 | Lt. Instone, "I" Corps lectured to 200 all ranks who had not previously heard him, on "Conduct after Capture". | |||
| 10 | Ten officers attended TEWT "DECIPEDE II" on problems of the assault on ORFORD Trg Area. | |||
| 14 | Capt POLIKASTRO U.S. Army lectured to 200 all ranks on Anglo American | |||
| relations. | ||||
| 16 | The first two sets of rollers arrived | |||
| 27 | Exercise ELK II, assault on defended locality by night, by A Sqn, with 16 Assault Sqn RE and Inf. Rehearsel attended by Field Marshall Sir | |||
| Alan Brooke and Gen. EISENHOWER. | ||||
| 28 | Exercise ELK II. | |||
| Strength:- Offrs 55 ORs 952 | ||||
| Tank State:- Sherman V - 19 | ||||
| Centaur I - 17 Cromwell X - 4 | ||||
| Valentine II (Scorpion) - 6 Sherman Crab - 3 | ||||
| Total - 49 |
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