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Left flc.nk: }cd .Lnf Div- ' lth .in f rec:ro'l~J ·:c: itr- B:;~ <:nd c ttr~C;c to the E r_:_ge: .L'1·~tubbc·rr. :rc~~_stc:lc<J. JOth J.:·,f lw]_:)_ i1,e £Y'·'::itionG on the h:i.gh ground ~i o.:· Jt' D1L · .. h·,_lc the l5t.l ! I·~i' ~,·,:c l.;r:<.l c:'.:.t<:d-::s to the :J.

Right flf:P..:i: Jni LV (Yr) t:ontinu()O its ::tt.: c~ to the N.t: md '. c.s success­ful i ;,--1 t< rc:!.n.r; .:J .L ~;c_(, :;~-; j c::t:.vu, < ssip:nf'c1 for tb~ .>crio rl .

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he::.:~ <-r1:::.l ·~crtt:ol :i (._.ted their .-)ositi cns . ::ur·~_ng t·.c 1' tcr,.0on of 04 illov Co IIL

11 r Plievpr'_ Co 11 1\. 11 in po-sit.i.:-,n ;nc~ on t."z· ·r.··o:t:'Yli w o:· rj 5 •~cv the I

c:nd E 11 1<: to on ' :-; ·, i thC: rc n [ nd throuehm; r, t;hc· •. :)Y1l~.[~ r -:-.he Bn:> suD:_;­ort.N: the c:.1·,t.;;i( o!: +.he 142::RC'r ~y fire fro:n t.10J.r ·lc:_j:.,_,•ns" (For

loc< ·1 ·;_ c·n6 S';e j,.-,nex i~o. 1) •

~~1:~ \C'", l;r, r::r~c.inod c;.ttt.:.ch<cd to tho 0TJ c.: Force. The ~nr.:1 r-ncl 3rd Bn r· •:J.qfu~ Ln<,. £ ss• ·;,tbly ;:reu ot V-32561 5 :w1 'i-:·no620 r·c-:m_,ct:.U.vcly c.:t 04l:;;.25.r.. ,;..t 2~i0600i> th ey t:ttc.ckcd to t.bc ,:;L 1

.. :l.th the ;.~·c! f:n .···l t.he left, ;._t t1.e -::J.o,;c of t he ,)crioC: the 2n<i En '· <.<J ;·sse>ultinh u1 ''·~--,,.rJ RB d. V-')1~ 5'J0h < !1C' t h..: ;rd Bc:1 · ·c: ~ fichtinf ~'o· n hill frc-rn. Hi11 i::Yj (V-31.:.5f,J.S/ c,o.crd :1:i.ll 6d6 H-·1·52613). Eesi~:ot encc v.cs f'.odcr; t r:!:r

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~-1: HCT c:ontinued to i:11'"'rove its positions. H.out o i:':1"1rovsment, bri(::e:e re•::or:ni j_~·bu•c.::, r15.n.! --:lu-r·ing <n d h< ·.·c~;f"'Cr.":. by fire [nd '")<:.:trols \.ere Cc rri..ed nn' CC' n cn OSCC:c::,>icd :o::.ii. tionE < '\., •• -:'?6516 ;: r.d on Hill 523 'V-2775i4) Ci_~t-~Jrin •. 9 ;_.>, 1 S (,l•' :1r PC~;iti·.:.n3 ".CC J!1L·~X do. l),

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k42 RCT; The HCT continue-d its att ack to clear the Southern sloDes of Hill 695 (V-353565). The 2nd and jrd Bns csrried on the oper;;t;_on with the :J..OOth Bn in support. They were met by s tubborn r esistence in t he form of snipers ond MG ' s suf)ported by heavy mortars . The close of t~e period f ound Co's rrG" md ''I" in contact---a:t- 1T- J50567 ar·d Go ' s "K" and "111 in contact t o the· E. ~---- ....... _

ST.h.CK FORCE: The FORCE maintained its defensive positions and main­tained C8D"stc:nt patrols to cont2.ct the 3rd D~·-f... (~·r) on its .right. As the result o1 aggrG~osive pc..trols to the fronc. Co 1:C 11

, l43rd ..l..nf occ­upied position s d V-278516 and on Hill 523 \ V--277 ~;:4) . Ong rlt of Co 11B11 , l42nd lnf occupied hEhJ..UPj._L ;md set '-'P a .b'..B a-1:. V-254468.

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36th Div J...r:_ty: Organic battalions and attached u.Ditc :t'ircd D t"Jtal of 122 mission s. •:,:.:· of 1.hese we re unobserved , 24 being barai''S~nf: wissic:ms and 15 defensi·• ''i.re mit;sicr:.s . 53 unobserved mis.:;:iNlS were f~.r'"d including 33 registr· , > of hhich 5 were rnm·king ccr:cn~1tl'&tion s .. m': :1.6 v.rere defensive fire reg:.'i_ .,srati ons . J.2 miso>ions V\e re f~ r·;d ?.gain st C!'-.:-:~;1' 9er sonnel, lUst FA Bn reporting 3 direct J:-JHs on house Hr ed on at ~~V1 -'<)5, ;. direct bits on another house ne<~r which a mort;·r V':.s.s obth::rvod fj rin?;_, ;:.md 3 direct hits on a. barn at 3081-5563. l 33r d F :. Bn f~red 2 ::-rop<~g--..nda w ~st>ions for 143rd

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(lf/ 13lst Fh. Bn ~ l_Q1mr.t~')'.\'}: Direct support of S~ACK Force.

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( 3) l23rd Fl-.. Dn ~ 0 5mrr: How):

firus of 1)2nd Flo Bn. Direct support of lh3 RCT and reinforcing

(4) 155th Ff~ 3n ~ 2.5 5mm Howl: General support of Division.

'5) 52 2nd F h Br~ _ll..Q2.~J:low 2.: E'ircct support of 442 RCT and ·2 Bns of 141st

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(6) 9 3rd h.F J:_j_3p_ l ~Q)mm how2: General support and r.-~lnforcing fires of 52.2 '

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(2) 753rd. T:m~~!l._~~l). : No Chc;ngr.· .

e. Aviation: .h.dverse wc.e:.ther cor:d}.tlons prevented errrying out of program.

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g. (1) Co 11 C11 , 3rd Cml V';pns Bn: .htchd 442nd lnf Regt.

(2) Co 11 D11 , 83rd Cml \vpns Bn: Atchd l43rd lnf Regt .

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i· 36th Sign&l Co: ~o Change .

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6 . Comb~t efficiency: Vt;ry satisfactory but limited by cc:su.:.lties c;nd adverse terrc:.in and we<..ther. J.vero.ge riflo co~1prny br ttle .str-.:::,~'-,h ;

l4l s t lnf Regt - 100 lh2nd J.nf Hegt - 167 143?:': Lnf Jiegt - lhl hi.:22,·~ :h: Hegt - ?1

7. Results of ., · :.;;~:.<?~-~:" D~ ;U>ion l .s.unche d c:n attack by }.!-~o2r1 cl I:r-'.f (-lst Bn) to clcc..r the . ~·:c;-·,, i ~::; Yl :Y~thGrn sector. The r~ :mc:> in drr .)f Jdw Division held a 34 kllomb --- -'.:·::J·,c . . ·;nd L.J"?ssed the cn <)my '1; const n1'J ;,-·:. ··;]s 2i.ld fire.

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Annex ~o. 1 to accompany G-3 Report No. 424 From 041200A ~ 051200A Nov 1944 Hq 36th Inf Di v

36th Inr Div lUst Inf Regt lst Bn

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l42d Inf Regt 1st Bn 2d Bn 3d Bn

143d In! Regt 1st Bn

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SECRET Auth: CG, 39-~h Inf Div InitiaJ s: ../\7:;70 Date; 85 ~lovcmber 1944

V-24557 5 V- '3l 4AO:.., Co" h." V-231458 and V-245450; Co"B" V-248462;

Co"C" V-- 250,~-39 a.'1d V-250h3Cl CoWS" V -35 '76l)jCC~ 11 F " V-3436).9 ; Cc"G" V-33S60B C.:"J '1l 11 V- J8-J9 T) and \i -337oOJ.; Lo 11K11 V- 339592;

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V-3'22 1)? ~~ Co"A" '/-257495; Co1'B" V-2544SO; Co"C 11 V-253488 Leading elements V-3416C6 Co 11I 11 V-345612; Cos 11K11 and 111 11 V-342612 V-234554 Co 11 A. 11 V-262510 to V-260499;Co"B 11 V-273525 to

V-265514; Co"C" V-250510 Co 11E11 V-328575;Co"F" V-311576; Co"G" V-322582 Co"lll V-280;::,70 ; Co11K11 V-264550 to V-287,561;

Co 111 11 V-295556 rnd V-305569 V-246572 V-2101./)0 V-214471.. V-302629 V-?- 5) ;)S9 V-24657 3

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V-314606 Co".hu V-337570;Co"B" V-34157l;Co"C" V-340567 Co 11 E'1 V-34B577;Co11 F" V-358576;Co"G" V-346564 Co 11I 11 V-34856L,.;Co 11K'' V-353565;Co"L" V-358564 V-246572 V-245570 V-284583

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