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Object description
Ts transcription (7pp) of notes for an unofficial war diary, compiled by a paratrooper in the Intelligence Section, HQ Company, 10th Battalion Parachute Regiment after his release from captivity in 1945, covering the period 18 - 22 September 1944 in which he describes, often on an hourly basis, events after his unit had been dropped at Ginkel during the Battle of Arnhem with details of operations against the enemy, the fate of personnel in I Section, the chaos which ensued as the fighting intensified, the orders to withdraw to the crossing at Wolfheze, his decision to bury maps and others papers in case he was taken prisoner and his capture by SS troops after being hit by blast, as well as references to his subsequent experiences en route to imprisonment in Stalag IVB and hospitalisation in Reserve Lazarette II at Dresden; together with a copy of his ms memoir (9pp) based on the diary of his experiences at Arnhem, which gives a more personal slant on events.
Content description
Ts transcription (7pp) of notes for an unofficial war diary, compiled by a paratrooper in the Intelligence Section, HQ Company, 10th Battalion Parachute Regiment after his release from captivity in 1945, covering the period 18 - 22 September 1944 in which he describes, often on an hourly basis, events after his unit had been dropped at Ginkel during the Battle of Arnhem with details of operations against the enemy, the fate of personnel in I Section, the chaos which ensued as the fighting intensified, the orders to withdraw to the crossing at Wolfheze, his decision to bury maps and others papers in case he was taken prisoner and his capture by SS troops after being hit by blast, as well as references to his subsequent experiences en route to imprisonment in Stalag IVB and hospitalisation in Reserve Lazarette II at Dresden; together with a copy of his ms memoir (9pp) based on the diary of his experiences at Arnhem, which gives a more personal slant on events.
History note
Cataloguer AC
History note
Catalogue date 2005-02