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Dl-V1S.ftlN) Ott fUIIA 'iUiU;S 17-22 FC.BlWAR,Y 1.945
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31bl1ugra~ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
IDtroduo\lGD ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1
T.rrain F.ature •••••••• 4 ••••••••••••••••••••• 2
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Tra1nin~ for the Operation ••••••••••••••••••• 8
Final :'t€loonnalssano .......................... . 10
tlans ~nd Orders ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 12
~em,y Information •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 19
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Tl1G First Day - D 'Day •••••••••••••••••••••••• .---c-../
The ''5Bcond 'fJf:J;f •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
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Lessons •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 33
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el'ed ont-h1s l'oute 1t.O.o~J.4~q.s1174erileda5 there vas
absolutd,T no ,l~e~ t.O "!I!!c)rto sain the 8U!1mit with ..
out 11s1ng t.M' a:ree.t: ot',thel"1<Sge.. (16)
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although Li9utanant. GONon Andel"son of' C<r.:r'~ A :'!1d 0 __
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the SQU&<1 were deTeloped ~nd t.hO!"oughl:r r~h6~r.04 unt~l under
~tood by all. (23)
the direct.ion or the -Sat-f..lion 5-2. ~gt Lt. ~"'-118on -~ara
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The 'routes to the
• att.ackers Gould Naoh t!1e ~lt WnS in colu."!!l1 formatIon. (,,)
'the summit.
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sin •• .' "'.- , ""i" .,- :,:',;. '.
i'b1il planQr'iiir"~~t~i~=,,*+~j.'e'd 'bit theg~t,t.~l._
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f1x-e frQm the B&t1.al1on· s owa¥&a~. FoM-\UlIA.1:.eq tn. beB~
approach to thG ridge led 'too l?oint. 2 whioh ~OlI1t'U1.tv4:tb.
r'1d3e from thG!'i;) on n~rthJ -"'.00 ultim3:tely prOVed c:ui\pa.bla ot
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,. hii result of th-'.e pla.nning thiS following t.a~k ;fo.;....,c .. s
C:JJ-ectlrY6 ~~ol.r:t 1 J 1:';':"8011 1 (?izzo :li :;'~!.101am .. ')_. One Rifle Platoon, Company !tAli 0ns !.lectlon 1.:let1t Eaol1ine 'i1JiH~;_ A..,.-6, nttachsj One Art111ery FoMt'aro Obse!"Ter Party.
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Un~G~ eo.mmand of 2nd Lt. J"atneS L(i06G, nAM
COl:S~ • ... CbJcOt.lv8 Point 2. Trail 2 U{ont~ C&pGl
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Foroe HS" wa~ to prOYlde lett flank eeourlty tor the
t.o say, tha. t
!Uidshnll 'b ..... - .... not e .\.U.-~ • .a.~r
approved bl' tho Battalion Co_nder and Ulued to all 000-
Field 01'dell·. l'h~ Bat.talion iield Order was meticuloue 1n '< r .- - - • _
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t'8.st llIovin:;; a1 tua.t ion. but on thn oontrary t tlir,ht.y i:\lvn.
a.nd f",lrther, "'1M cOllIIINJllcs.tlon would 00 in · ... hen the 3a.ttallon
(40)
'09 ~9k.d to i'()~Dta'Q,tll.~ PQrt~l-~tOO!'!tl1' . Reg1menta.l
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aUonw8rae t.akell.~5)i '.
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h:O.d been achieved, 'l.rld. the G.l'5l'man completely Qaugh.t -off
mOVG ott of the Etxpoao4r1468_ At. 0400, Foroe tiS" had
clo=e4 in an~ wu ~8'PM'1~t.bell" p.oalt1cm.a. (62)
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had no conception of t.hE! force which ha.d been put on top
of the 3-2 had not listed this
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