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| + | Iceland Force Headquarters (49th Division) | ||
| + | Commander Royal Artillery | ||
| + | War Diary – January 1941. | ||
| + | 1 January 1941 | ||
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| + | Inspected 388 Field Battery, Royal Artillery (less one Troop) at BORGANES. Variation in temperature. Ice on roads in the morning, rain and rise in temperature in the evening. | ||
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| + | 2 January 1941 | ||
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| + | By road to REYKJAVIK (95 miles in 7 hours). Slight difficulties on Northern and Southern shores of HVALFJORDUR due to ice and erosion. This route was only possible owing to the prolonged thaw. Nearly all snow had disappeared. A few isolated patches of ice remained. High wind and rain all day. | ||
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| + | 7 January 1941 | ||
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| + | Accompanied G.O.C. on recce of HVALFJORDUR, with a view to Anti-aircraft protection of anchorage. | ||
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| + | 13 January 1941 | ||
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| + | Recce area KALDADARNES – STOKKSEYRI. | ||
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| + | 14 January 1941 | ||
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| + | Recce KEFLAVIK area, with a view to Anti-aircraft protection of projected aerodrome. | ||
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| + | 22 January 1941 | ||
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| + | Recce area ALAFOSS – PINGVELLIR – GEITHALS – SANDSKEID, for possible Artillery Range – area astride roads ALAFOSS – PINGVELLIR and GEITHALS – PINGVELLIR unsuitable, but possibilities in area GEITHALS – SANDSKEID. | ||
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Revision as of 11:12, 8 December 2015
Iceland Force Headquarters (49th Division) Commander Royal Artillery War Diary – January 1941. 1 January 1941
Inspected 388 Field Battery, Royal Artillery (less one Troop) at BORGANES. Variation in temperature. Ice on roads in the morning, rain and rise in temperature in the evening.
2 January 1941
By road to REYKJAVIK (95 miles in 7 hours). Slight difficulties on Northern and Southern shores of HVALFJORDUR due to ice and erosion. This route was only possible owing to the prolonged thaw. Nearly all snow had disappeared. A few isolated patches of ice remained. High wind and rain all day.
7 January 1941
Accompanied G.O.C. on recce of HVALFJORDUR, with a view to Anti-aircraft protection of anchorage.
13 January 1941
Recce area KALDADARNES – STOKKSEYRI.
14 January 1941
Recce KEFLAVIK area, with a view to Anti-aircraft protection of projected aerodrome.
22 January 1941
Recce area ALAFOSS – PINGVELLIR – GEITHALS – SANDSKEID, for possible Artillery Range – area astride roads ALAFOSS – PINGVELLIR and GEITHALS – PINGVELLIR unsuitable, but possibilities in area GEITHALS – SANDSKEID.
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