The Irish Brigade web site is pleased to add the 1942/43 war diaries of the 38th (Irish) Brigade that provide a day by day overview of the brigade's actions from their initial landings in Algeria to victory on the Sangro River.
Click on the links below to read the diaries:
November 1942 Click here for a transcribed version.
December 1942 Click here for a transcribed version.
January 1943 - Part 1 Click here for a transcribed version.
February 1943 - Part 1 Click here for a transcribed version.
March 1943 Click here for a transcribed version.
April 1943 - Part 1 Click here for a transcribed version.
- Part 5 : Narrative of 7th to 11th April 1943 Click here for a transcribed version.
- Part 4 : Messages from Eisenhower and Alexander
August 1943 - Part 1
- Part 2 : Congratulatory messages