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r c .n :..., T ... ----- G- 3 RT No 424 F:rc-n : 1 ::.,:· '). '.h .. : 1 _! · 1 c I ! ;:. f ,r 1:11-+4 ... •. , f1,; ,:,;_, CJ--2L.5575) 03 Hv ns: CE 1/50, 000. "iXAV-17 tnt! cnci }.;;::·.rr. -18. ... !;;• Left flc.nk: }cd .Lnf Div- ' lth .in f itr- <:nd to the E JOth J.:·,f lw]_:)_ i1,e £Y'·'::itionG on th e h:i.gh ground o.:· Jt' D1L · .. h·,_ lc the l5t.l ! l.;r:<.l c:'.:.t<:d-::s to th e :J. Right flf:P..:i: Jni LV (Yr ) t:on tinu ()O its ::tt.: to th e N.t: md '. c.s success- ful i ;,--1 t< rc:!.n.r; .:J .L j c::t:.vu, < ssip:nf'c1 for .>cri o rl . 5. Our oper;,. t7...; : {l) lb.L.;.;-...... ::.- •· ::r.. in crJ :: ttc..ch cd to the .f('1 ·· ;'n c.;nd 3rd Bns a. - (J) <-r1:::.l (._.ted their .-) ositi cns . t·.c 1 ' tcr,.0on of 04 illov Co IIL 11 r Plievpr'_ Co 11 1\. 11 in po-sit.i.:-,n on t."z· ·r.··o:t:'Yl i w o:· rj 5 the I c: nd E 1 1 1<: to on ' :-; ·, i th C: rc n [ nd throu ehm; r, t;hc· •. r -:-.he Bn:> suD:_; - ort. N: the c:.1·,t.;;i( o!: +.he 142::RC'r fir e fro:n t.10J.r ·lc:_j:.,_,•ns" (For loc < ·1 · ;_ c·n6 S';e j,.-,nex 1) \C'", l;r, c;.ttt.:.ch<cd to tho 0TJ c.: Force. The r-ncl 3rd Bn Ln<,. £ ss• ·;, tbly ;:reu ot V-32561 5 :w1 'i-:·no620 r·c-:m_,ct:.U.vcly c.:t 04l:;;.25.r.. ,;..t th ey t:ttc.ckcd to t.bc ,:;L 1 .. :l.th the f:n .···l t.he left, ;. _ t t1.e -::J.o,;c of t he ,)crioC: the 2n<i En < .<J ;·sse> ultinh u1 RB d. < !1C' t h..: ;rd Bc:1 · ·c: fichtinf n hill frc-rn. Hi11 i::Yj (V-3 1.:.5f,J.S/ c,o.crd :1:i.ll 6d6 H- · 1 ·52613). v.cs f'. odcr ; t r:!:r vy .. HCT c:ontinued to i:1 1'"'rove its pos it ions. H. out o i:':1"1rovsment, bri(: :e:e re•::or:ni r15.n.! --:lu-r·ing <n d h< 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) 9 ;_.>, 1 S (,l •' :1r ".CC do. l), - l - Row Comp ''} COlor Control Patches Shelf Box-Fofder tf f :"", Cyan Green Yellow Red Magenta White

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Page 1: Hq 36th Div G3 Rpt 424 4-5 No… · Cyan Green Yellow Red Magenta White 3/Color • --.!· 36th Cav .H.cn Tr: no Change. g. (1) Co 11 C11 , 3rd Cml V';pns Bn: .htchd 442nd lnf Regt

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No 424

F:rc-n: !)41~~'\Jl. i·1 ::.,:· ~ ').'.h

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Hv ns: Ftu-.i~ CE 1/50, 000. ~hcets "iXAV-17 tnt! U~, cnci }.;;::·.rr. -18.

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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 .

5. Our oper;,. t7...;: .~

{l) lb.L.;.;-...... ::.- •· ::r.. r:'~~~~ incrJ :: ttc..chcd to the S'i'LC;~~ .f('1 ·· ;'n -~ c.;nd 3rd Bns a. -

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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

he~ vy ..

~-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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Cyan Green Yellow Red Magenta White

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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

. ,. lnf Rcgt.

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

( 2) 132nd F .h. B~. o s~ -~ov!1 = Direct support 0! l!~ RCT.

( 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

..Lnf Regt;. ,

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

nd rA Dn.

<··;_-~ __ .... ~~:: .. !:• ... ))mm How); Grmeral support of Jlj•·ision .

_£. (1) 6)6th T!2.j&__.l-_g_~.~ ~ 11_l_: No Ci-J.P,ng",

(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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.!· 36th Cav .H.cn Tr: no Change.

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 .

h· lllth Engr lC) Bn: No Change.

i· 36th Sign&l Co: ~o Change .

j. X X X X X

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.

8 . Tank Sto.tus; .c. a. 636th TD Bn (-Co "B 11

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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

2d Bn 3d Bn

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

143d In! Regt 1st Bn

2d Bn 3d Bn

)6th Di v Arty 155th FA Bn (155mm How) 131st FA Bn (105mm How) 132d FA Bn (105mm Pow) l33d FA Bn (l05mm H2.~r) __

lllth Er]_gr @._j?n __ __ __ ______ n

36th Cav Rc:1 Tr -- ------

~d .AJ..A AW Bn th FA Bn (155~m Gun) __ _

l st FA Bn 1 mm !~S.'''v) ____ _

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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;

co:il_:!i ·v ~. ;, .~'.{;·_'>?~

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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Attached Units

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

V-305617

Atchd 442d Inf Regt At chd 143d Inf Regt

Supporting Units

V-246569 V-240566 V-249568

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Color Control Patches Green Yellow Red Magenta White