157th, 2nd bn s-2-3, jan 1945, part one

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SECOliD BATTALION l57TH INFANTRY (RIFLE)J"OURJifAL J"ANUABY 1945

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1 G Co r e p o r t s vehicle t r a f f i c in Oberste inbach l i keheavy t rucks or tanks (R-2) .2 E Co re:port more f i r e f a l l i ng on ey rd blk to t h e n f ron t - -heg t to place 8 inch a r t y on it - - E Co couldhear veh a c t iv i t y a l so (R-2) ' - 3 F Co and OP repor t a i r a c t i v i t y ov e r Bn Area- - (R:..2')4 G Co repor t s seeing f l ak near F Co area- -a l so planef i r i ng t r a c e r s - - (R-2) 5 1 s t p l a t repor ted tha t 2 t r a ce r s came f r places o v ~ t he i r 3rd p l a t (R-3)6 Repor t 1 r i f l e shot v ic 942477 on ey rd blk . ' ' \ .

7 2 or 3 ey to the r i g h t and r ea r of t h e i r r i g h t ;plat seemto be passir:g something f r one to aro ther (R-2)8 Repor ts 4 r i f l e sho ts F Co a re a , F Co heard nothing (R21 '9 Be on th e a l e r t ey a i r c r a f t in are a - - (A l l Co's)

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10 L t Block d o e s n ' t th ink there i s any ey pa .t on t h e i r r i g h t tas OP h a s n ' t seen anything (R-2)11 IN'hite f l a r e over F Co a re a . (R-2)12 l!' Co repor ted same (R-2)12 Redwood rece iv ing 60 man a t t a ck a t 776492, co 'ns iderabelp a t a c t i v i t y 758509 - 3 vvhite f l a r e s dus te r s in v i cNeudoerfe

13 Repor ts ey column coming down the rd . f r J'Teuhofen, inf i r e f i g h t wi th ey on r idge to t h e i r f ro n t '(R-3)14 Ey p a t r o l t ry ing to work in on l s t p la t (R-3) 15 Received 2 rd s to r e a r of Damba.ch--OP re }:J or t s s h e l l f r350 degrees az .16 Called fo r more 60mm ammo (S-4)17 Hight f l ank of F Co ey MG with good f lanking f i r e18 Called fo r 8lmm Ammo (H)19 E st a t tack a t two p l a t s t r eng th .20 CalJe d fo r 60mm ammo ( S-4)21 Repor ts 4 ey MG' s v ic :neuhoffen still f i r i n g on F Co andacross the c lear ing to th e l e f t .22 Mor ammo on the way to F Co.23 S/A f i r e has s t a r t ed up in f ro n t of E Co.24 S /A f i r e on r i g h t f lank of r i g h t pili t - - ey t ry ing tocvorkin .

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25 Repor ts some one ta.lkin;:" in Germc:m26 White f l a r e a t 933468--ey t ry ing to work in onThrew hand grenades a t 924461--Severa l hundredt roops--pc:1t to inves t ig a. t e .rl a b t . p " t ~ ~ . ..L. __c:,f r our ~

27 Repor ts t h i s fla.re wa. s one of our t r i p f:h r e s .28 Repor ts 1 of 2 HV' s d i ed- -ha ve c a ptured c:.nother t ry ing toi n f i l t r a t e .


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29 Repor ts ey a c t iv i t y in f ro n t of 62nd Arm'd30 Rep.o r t s bel ieve ey has i n f i l t r a t ed to thei : t re a :rnear mor t--s men have gone in to hoses a t 922454TD's a l e r t e d ~ 31 Repor ts a c t i v i t y a t 942477 32 Repor ts burp p i s t o l a t 916451 f i r i ng in the i r ~ i r e c t i o n and working in c lose .33 Repor ts more a c t i v i t y on main rd - mort have captured2 PVI' s near posn. C. ,_,34 Will f i r e mort vic of 94247735 62nd Arm'd repor t s only p a t ro l a c t i v i t y .36 PW' s s t a t e th a t A Co made the a t t a c k and t h a t t he rei s a co fo l lo wing them.37 Sending down 2 P\V 1 s , 1 ha.s l igh c wound--a t day l igh t ,send medics to p ic k Nounded up.38 Arty had d i r e c t h i t on houses a t 922454--ey coming ou tand our MG a re f i r i n g .05020510 FAT TP 39TP 40 At 941438 AT picked up 1F Co pa t r o l g o t to 62nd Arm'd. They a r e h av ing t roub lealso --They a re going to hold our p:.:-1t there u n t i l th i ngs

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ou i e t down.41 r:i:e or t s a ll quie t, bel ieve they see 8 dea.d--42 F Co re p o r t s a l l q u i e t .43 2 PW' s captured vic 945478 f r 2nd Co 481 Regt . St re ngth60 men in co--Co had been ma.rching fo r 5 days - - spen t ,a n i g h t in F i shbach , th e n i gh t before in Darn. i 'e reg iven in s t ruc t ions to m r c h with i n t e r va l of t 'wo meters .They l ~ : n e w . : o t h 2 ; n g u n t i l our TIJ:G and Arty opened up 'onthem. L PN taken by AT p l a t 940438 f ro 1 s t Co--456-- had mar ched 20 k i l pCJ.ss ing th ru ]' i shb a ch--heard o f f i ce r

being t o ld h i s Co was to make a 10 k i l a t t a c k . As theys t a r t ed out our ar ty f e l l among them, k i l l i n g and woundir:g s evere"l in h is sqd . He s t a r ted runnir.g till pi ekedup by our t r o o p s . Co ms.de up of Convelescent s . }Iehad not seen any ey tanks or mor t . 'rhey were surethe a. t tack was to be completed by 0800. (R2)44 Td's were wa rned of the approaching ey - - as the eygathered in house vic p i l l b o x - the TD pul led out andf i r ed 12 rd s in to t!Je house c1 es troy:: ing i t - - The TD thenpul led back to v ic F Co Cp and i s in posn to covEr thes s.me a venue of approach.

45 2 PW's taken v ic 926444 f r 3rd a nd 4 th Co 48 1 Heg t - Knew.nothing of a d e f i n i t e a t t a c k . Made a tchmentofmort and MG to Co's in Fisbbach--ha.d only 4 mort s- with 6 rd s of armno--the 256th Div i s supposed to makebig a t t ack sometime soon-- (R-2(46 l!' Co CO cha ng ed posn of his righ t pB.. t - - h i s l e f t f lanks t a r t s a t the Alli gu n - - r i g h t f l ank re fused to r o ck . ,l ine very th in--1 ey s q_d located 925460


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47 Receivir .g t e r r i f i c a r t i barrage--R3 48 M tr pool to send 2 - l2 t rk s to G ,Co--to s tay the reto have G Co p l a t in mobile r e s .49 F C o r eported the she l l ing they received was f r 3gun b t r y of 88 ' s .50 F vo rec c i v i ed ano the r shel l i r ig - -1-5 ' rd bar rage . and1 30 rd bar rag e, be l ieved to be a bt ry of 88 ' s - -R251 The 645th TD Recon i s no longer atache to us- -R2.52 OP l ine out s ince 053053 200 ey comirg down rd toward Neuhoffen - R2 54 17 horse drawn wagons a t 915465 going in to w oods . R2. 55 100 ey enter i rg trail a t 915466 going JiJE--R2'. ' 56 50 ey spread out on rd between 915466 and. 916463 ;runningwicl ly. from a r ty f a l l i ng among them--R2. '57 A lo t of ey comi ng out of woods 917467 toward Neuh of fenR258 F Co p a t r e t u rn ed f r 62nd Arm:'d--62nd Arm'd pa t a lso con- t ac t ed F Co and by-passed ey pa t r en- rou te - -R259 Right p la t in f i r e f i g h t with e s t 3 or 4 ey--R260 l s t p l a t has tw o PW's who gave themselves up. Sta t edthey were told they would have to rr.a.ke another a t t ack - R261 Cal led Poison Blue to see i f K Co JTO could observe R.Jwestof Obers te inbach and f i r e on any ey a c t i v i t y int ha t v ic - - they cannot observe , b u t a re go i ng to g e tinto poo n t o obs - -wi l l do--R262 Q2nd Arm'd moving another Co in to c lose gap betweenF and them. They a re f i r i n g 426.2 on ey a c t i v i t y int h e i r s e c t o r .

63 Line out .64 E Co Fo p icked u p ey a c t i v i t y65 Col B r eques t a i r miss ion v ict a rge t - -Co l Jj reques t h.egt tomn 30 min no t i ce . 0855--R3.6 6 E Co ha.s t o t a l 6 PW' s--R2

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67 At d awn a combat pa t ro l came o n E Co 62nd Arm'd--E Codispesed of the ey pa t r o l . C Co has 1 p:a t overrun buts i t ua t i on i s c lec:uinr up. l s t Bn repor ted 6 ey in Schon a u - - l a s t n igh tR2 TP 68 Elements of l s t Iln 952 In f , v ic 84 gr id and elements ofR2 TPR2 TPOP TP

2nd .En 1127 I r. f Regt a l l wi th in Tim s e c t o r .69 l s t Bn 179th i s under d i r e c t con t ro l ) of Power 6 , mcbile" to be moved on order to any poin t in our s e c t .70 Repor ts S t a f f Car came sou th down rd toward :Neuhoffen-Our MG' s opened up and c a r tu rned around and went back.R2

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75 Have evacuated tw o litter cases and 1 walking casefrom F Co.76 Repor t on PW' s taken l a s t nigh t . 1 PW from 1 s t C'O456 Gren Regt , 256th D i v . , taken a t 948438--1 ' PW from2nd Co 481 Gren . Regt 256th Div . , taken a t 9 ~ 5 4 7 8 - others from 3rd and 4 th Co's 481 Gren Regt 256th D i ~ t aken a t 926444-Ent i re Div i s on the m o v e - ~ t h i S i s aplanned op e r a t i o n . The probing to s t a r t ' a t 2400 - Dec31 and a t t a ck to s t a r t a t 1200 Jan l s t 1945--PW' s donot know of any tanks or a r t y a t t c h 1 d to t h e i r u n i t .This i s a 3 co a t tack on .Datnba ch miss ion to' takev i l l ag e and hold road to sou th open fo r other u n i t s

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to follow t h ru .F vo rece iv ing more ar ty in f i e ld in f r o n t of 3rd p l a tR2--20 rcls ar ty f 2 l l i n g v ic our OP ( R2)G Contacted F Co n o t h i n g on the way.r e q u ~ s t K r a t i o n s as they c a n ' t serve the ho t meal-S-4A ir miss ion on the way - - a d d t ' l info from PN's--Mena re in t h e i r Ja te t h i r t i e s . Heard rumor t h a t t h e i rar ty i s in Fischbach--Name of t h i s opera t ion i s l Othof May 1940 11 This o u t f i t i s the spearhead fo r tb eopera t ion .82 .lliy t a r k seen coming in to Heunhoffen . Ey ar ty i s f a l l i ngto the r e a r of Dambach. (R-3)83 Repor ts ano ther t ank coming out woods 916468 in toNeunhoffen-- Now repor t s tw o t anks moving in to Ne uhoff e-n'RW'o t r ack veh ic les in woods a t 916468 (R2)

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8 5 Planes c i r c l i n g over a rea to be bombed86 Repor t planes bombing the town-reports 1 bomb f e l l wherethey l a s t savr ey t anks .87 ls t 1:3n 179th In f rv ill go in to ass 'Y area in J3n sec to rto C/A if we need it. Hegt wants to know when they c losein . we w i l l have a i r suppor t a l l day long.88 F ao and OP l i ne out .89 1 p l t of Cml w i l l be a t t ached to t h i s Bn.90 Told S3 to have F Co put 2 mine on mine f i e ld preparedto lFW mines on c a ll.91 .L\.e.ouests a l l of th e 8lmm Ammo we can ge t. HE, l i g h t andHvy (S-4)92 Vehicular drawn a r t y . Piece going in to pos i t ion a t~ 1 8 4 6 3 - - a r t y i s f i r ing on it.93 Heports A ir Corps has h i t b r idge , messed up Ne unboff enand has had d i r ~ c t h i t s on rd .94 Two men and a woman t ry ing to go f rom our l i ne to eyl i n e s . F C o s t opped them and i s sending them back .Also r e p r t AT gun, s t u c l


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1312 LO V 97 Arty piece repor ted a t 918463 has moved to 918470--8 ey pers and 4 horsedrawn car t s in Neua oe r f e l - - a r tyf i r ing on them. R21315 OP

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TP 98 Reports 50 ey moving from tf1e sou th end of towr tonorth end, of Neuhoffen-R2TP 99 14 rd s of 88 a r t y sca t te red over e n t i r e F Co a rea .38 degrees 006 469 (R2) .V 100 Fi r ing on 100 ey pers a t 905468 (R2)TP 101 8 rd s a r ty e s t to be 105 coming f r NW f a l l i ng i nf r o n t of :E' Co l s t and 3rd p l a t (R2)Tp 102 OP p i cked up gun a t 350 degree az t h a t f i r e d on F CoTP 103 D i rec t h i t on F Co OP ca l l ed fo r 2 l i t t e r s - (Med)TP 104 repor t s motor-cyle with side car and 3 men l e f t woodsa t 910473 came ddwn rd to R.J c:tt 916463--two men g o to ff and motor-cyle re turned men a re digging woundedout of t o rn dowh bld g s . (R2) 1450 F TP 105 Have 3 c i v i l i a n s t ry ing to come thru our l i ne s --S 6says to l e t them walk back. (F)1500 :B' TP 106 Civ i l i an repor t s ey in house a r ou nd the church vic9215--R3.1510 F TP l07 F Co pul led rd b lks back to 923450. R- 31515 S3 'l'P 108 :B' Co to g e t re s p l a t of G Co to c lean out ey in houseNW p a r t of Dambach--GCo p l a t c'.'i 11 be t rked f r G Co toF Co 'and as soon as F Co comp l e t e s i t s job they a re tobe t rucked back to G Co- - mines t o be sen t up for. F Coon the t r k s th s.t c a r r y G Co p l c;. t up--(:B' and G) (R3)1520 4 .2 Tp 109 .Jf l-o not i fy r i g h t p l a t our Cml mort are to reg in v ic927463 and 929466 (F and1530 :B' TP 110 Our 2 med tks and 3 l i g h t tk s passed by F Co CP g oingin to posn1555 F TP 111 Around 10 rds ar ty f e l l a t once in f ro n t of F Co r i g h tp l a t coming f r 10 degrees az .1555 8:B TP 112 D i rec t l ine to Poison o u t - - s t i l l have poison thru

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Power.Repor ts 2 Germans ran out of woods a t 912470 acrossc lear ing to J\1\V and in to -, oods - - - (R- 2 )There were 19 ey dead and 3 MG ' s , burp p i s t o l s a.nd16 r i f l e s found on E Co posn- -e qu ipment des t royed- -FCo e s t 8 dead in f ro n t of t he i r posn , no e s t of equipRep or t s a Co of ey to the l e f t of th e i r Je f t p l tworking towEtTd G Co (R2- :agan Red 3 ) .I s in f i r e f i g h t - -v i c rie h t p le t.G Co r eques t llli 31 f i r e d - -G Co r ep o r t s ey on top of t he i r r i g h t pat posn (H-3)Reports ey i n f i l t r a t in g in to hovse in Dambach (R-3)Reques t use of l s t :Bn 17 9 th In f - - R6 t a lk ing to Power6 .A & p p l a t g et t ing ready to go to F Co immediately(A&P) (F Co ) (R3 ) R6 sa id we can use any Co l s t 179 th as we see fit--they are a t chd to 157th i n f - -Col O' :BHIElT s.u thCol :B to use a l l or . q..ny pc=.t.r ty of l s t B.n 179th In fa.s we see fit.


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1 .Ja nuary 1945 Cont 'dG Co re ques t a r ty to be r a i s ed 200 yds--G Co 2 ma n OPcap tured--men he ar d voice in Eng li s h say a l r i gb t we ' 11t ake over no w- - wi r e was cut .G Co c a l l e d to hold u p 8 l mm mort.Re ques t hvy MG a t ch ' d to t h e Co t ha t they a l e r t . (1 Se c t ion)( Pagan 6) . To pu t 8l:mm in p osn- - to su pp o r t G Co-- (II and Paga n )1 ma n k i l l e d a nd 1 c aptlll.red on G Co out p o s t - - G Co pa t r o linves t i ga t ed .G Co e s t 40 ey work ing a round G Co o u t ~ o s Thing s a reg_u i e te r now- - ' Co do e s not bel i eve - - ( R-3)No t i f i ed to t a ke it e a s y on 60:mm mort migh t not g e t a nymore (E , F , G)In f ormed F th a t p io ne er s a re on way - to themH Go to use A & P p l a t a s we p l a nned-- to u G Co p l a t.Reg t' 1 AT g un h a s one man on t h e i r g1in wounded , Lt Rusnovto ld them to p u t some one on the g un or g e t it ou t - - ATs ay s gun unde:' obs-- (8 6 ) H Co CO r e co mmend s pu t t i ng 1 sec t D Co 8lmm wi t h our 2se c t ions , hav e 1 se c t a l e r t ed t o g o i n to p osn wi th 8lmmto supp o r t F Co- - and 1 sec t l e f t i n r es to be u sed t ocover any wi t hdr awl- - ( S-6)Could hear 2 ey tks v ic Neunhoffen he a ded our way - - :!!., Coa l e r t ing a ll tk s , TD's, AT wpns--LO to ge t a r t y p l a ce d onthe town ( R-3)F Co FO to f i r e 3 61 on ey tk s in J:Jeunhoffen--8- 4 ca n g e t n o clover l e c:tfs of 60 mor t - - Nil l J.e t us k n owwhen he g e t s it.F Co s e nd Exec 0 to Bn CP- - ( F)l s t Bn 179th to se nd S- 3 to Co Comdr to Bn CP (Fegan Red 3# )E st i t w ou l d t a ke A Co to c l e ar ey f r t h e to wn- -e s t 20 e yin t own- -G Co re s p l a t i s g e t t i ng in to posn on th e righ t of t h e i rmt p la t. They e.re o i to ;run 1.v i re out t o v ic of theold outp o s t.OP re p t s e y t r y i ng t o ge t t he i r tk s ou t of to wn a.s qu i t e lyas p os s i b le (R3)P l a n to use A .Co to c l e ar the N end of Damb a ch so we c a.nes t the old rd b lk and mine f i e l d . Then to have them fillup the p:R.n b e tween ]' a n d G Co--( R3)] ~ Co had ma n cooo up to righ t fl a nk of J? Co a nd h ol lo we dout "Is t h i s E Co 11 - - F Co opened u p on him a nd h e a rd nomore.G Co p l a t d i gg i ng on th e r i p,ht G Co l s t p l 's. t i nv e s t i ga tedou tp os t f ound b oth men g one a nd te 1el)h one miss in g .Heg Rep o r t .Paga n Red-6-3 a nd Co E, a nd Co F exe cut ive 0 here to ge tthe p l a n.


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927450 2 Med and 3 l i g h t tks cover ing the en t i re avenu e sof a p p r o ~ 6 h - - ( R 3 ) Arty to f i r e on wagons and veh ic les go ing NE out o fNeunhoff en-- (R3 ) . .li ' Co r e qu e s t more ar tyon the above--They could hes.r eyscreami.ng.2054 179 TP 149 The remainder of 1 s t Bn 179th w i l l r ev e r t to Pagancon t ro l sometime to n i ght.2100 84 TF 150 1400 rd s 60mm mort ammo ava i l ab le (K,F, And G)2115 OP TP 151 ~ 5 0 degrees Az gun: f i r e d 2 rds v ic F Co r i g h t p la t ..l!' Co sa id i t landed a cross the v a l l ey t o r i g h t o f r i gh tpl:l. t (R3). .2125 G TP 152 G Co repor ted 1 man k i l l ed and the other captured th e. twas on the OP--es t to have been 25 man ey P a t r o l (R2).2140 OP TP 155 Reports hear ing horse drawn vehs in the e a.s t e r n edgeof Ne unhoffen . Arty w i l l f i r e cane #361 (R2 )2145 G TP 156 G Co he a r s movement in th e vic 942477 f i r e a r t y cone- ' EB 34-- same as l a s t nigh t .2200 F TP 157 F Co repor ted ey a c t i v'i ty vic blown out br idge a t 917643-horse , wgns and voices--FO f i r e 24 on it g ood r e s u l t s .could hear ey a c t iv i t y v ic chrch- - they pu t a r ty f i r e on

2205 OP TP2235 J? TP

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i t - - t h o ugh t ey t r y i ,ng to g e t out - - (R2) 158 Rep or t s f l a shes of poss ib le ey b t r y . a t a z of 3 ~ 0 degrees-a l so repor t same a c t iv i t y as F Co. i n en t ry 157159 A Co a r r ived v ic F Co CP 2 or 3 sho ts were h e ~ r d inf:font of F Co-- r ig t f l ank l e f t p l a t v ic of Aa.nd P p l a t R2.160 5 rds f e l l v ic 921458 coming f r 360 degree az e s t to be75 or 88mm (H2).161 Ey gun by f l a sh 355 degrees az f i r ed 2 rds v ic OF'sl e f t Rea r . (R2)162 2 she l l s hvy c a.me over r i g h t pla. t of Co E l anded S oftf$ri.163 Requ e s t we not i fy tk s AT guns e tc not to f i r e on f r i end lyt roops to t h e i r l e f t f ro n t .164 A Co to move rema inder of Co across th e dam as the twopJa. t s a t tack th e houses (R3) 165 G Co reques t DC 50 on ey a c t iv i t y to th e i r f ron t - -veh ic ula r movement --G Co r e q u e s t mort t a rg e t 19 be f i r e d oney a c t i v i t y .166 1 t r i p fla re in f ro n t of F Co r i gh t p l a t . (R-3)167 F Co picked up ey t h a t s e t o f f t r i p fla re i n f r o b t oft h e i r r i g h t p la t (R- 3) A Co on t he move now.168 G Co c 1. ncent re t ion of ar ty and mort wa.s in the r i g h t p la ce169 6 r ds e s t 75 or 88mm over the c;eneral &.re a in fro nt of FCo coming f r sound az 350 d e ~ r E ; e S170 repor ted 8P f i r i r g 4 rd s i n f wd edge of D2mbach v ic 9 17467171 1 Co a t 895441, l Co a t 885436 l Co a t275426 3rd En 275thIn f 70 Div T:B'H had A Co plc1t' s 907458, 902454 89344'7,886459--Not sure if they a.re t he r e or not .


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Janua ry 2 ' ~ 194r1 Red smoke s h e l l f e l l fwd of F Co l e f t p l a t i e f t OP-- ,\ tCould hea r BAR f i r e v ic where A Co i s working.2 A Co sur rounded 1 s t house toJd ey to sur render 6 pw i's cameout - -cont inue ing to cle ar houses .3 Arranged fo r F Co t o g uide p a t r o l f r 2 75 In f over co n-t a c t route to e s t cont a c t pa t wi th 2 75th In f .4 A Co h a s 15 more PW' s - - Ta t a l 21-- (R2) ~ : : . . .. 5 Request concentra t ion 357 on SP gun f i r i n g in to v ic F co .6 Neg repor t exce p t FO f i r ing on SP (R2)7 A Co has 1 p l a t in posn (R-3)8 F Co ca l l ed f6 r litter fo r 1 of A Co's men (Med)9 Tota l PW captured 43 PW l k i l l e d - - 2 Off a nd 1 1 s t Sg t10 Ca l l ed A Co CO to e.rrap@e cont s c t pa t r o l to G Co a ssoon a s h is Co g o t in to posn-- g ive tir.:J.e of pa t - - No t i f i e dG to c ont ac t A Co 0210 A TP 11 A Co has completed th e j ob- -h8. s pu l l ed 1 p :B t b Ack Je a.v-ing one to p r o t ec t A&J? pJa t as they pu t in mine f i e l d .0220 TP Cont A Co i s moving 1 p la t acros s dam no w, w i l l wa i t fo r tb e

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with A Co. Mine f i e ld and rd block i s in--A Co job i s compJe t e- the 2 p l a t s a re on the wa y to g o in to posn.F Co re p or t s 1 PVV wounded--A&P p::a t re a dy to r e t u r n .4 Arty s h e l l s f e l l v ic En CP (R2)43 PW' s on the way to Reg (R2)OP picked up g un tha t threw the she l l s vi c. CP 360 deg re ea z (R2)E and G to send conta c t p a.t ro l -G c:-nd A to send conta c tp a t r o l (E, G, And A) (R2 ) .]' Co has : t r ip fl a re s 9 20456 and mj_nes v ic 92054 '550-- FCo locEded some type box mine in vvoods v ic 921 4 54 (R 2 )Picked up 4 t r k s g oi ng :!ITW d i rec t ion u p ma in r d .n.e p o r t s he ar ing movement v ic of 942477 (H2)NEg Repor t ( R2)A Co Paga n in posrt. on Hill #4l l . will pa t r o l to G Coand will check on a..l11Il1o, fl a re s and wi r e in morning - (R2 and 3) (Paga n Re d h ad pulJed Boc;. rd ) .Ha s setup ne w rd block a t Pi l lbox4 s h e l l s Ja nded in v ic of Bn CP--OP re p o r t s s he l l s c amedue No (R2)Re :: or t s A Co captured P':V ( R2)A Co took PW from ey pat r o l a t 93 C5459f5--Have r a t i o n sthru supper t on ig ht - -need the fo l lo w ing a :r'nmo--12 Box30 ca l ]LLG- -1 ca se 30 ca l Ml - -1 c as e 50 c a. l 03- - 2 cas esHand Gre nad es - - Ro l l s i n 'fiT i nec k er tha l , Ki t c he n i n J aep e r t ha l .Re p or t s SA f i r e to t he i r righ t (R2)Repor t s 6-8 man ey p a t r o l :t ry ing to i n f i l t r a t e a roundt h e i r r i g h t flank v ic of Hill # 411--(R2)


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January 2 , 1945 Cont 'd28 Not i f ied S4 of supp l ies needed by A c o.F TP 29 ACo b e i ng h i t hard on r i g h t f l ank near H i l l / / 4 1 1 -

need a l l the f i r e they can g e t . L t. Rusnov. caT l ingfo r mortar f i r e f ro m them. (Not i f i ed 83 - LO a le r t edA TPA TP

A TPOP TPMP TPTP

F TPS6 vOP TPF TP] ; TPR2 TP

G Co)30 Has badly wounded man will have to be ca r r i ed out(IL'Ied)31 H Co f i r i n g mortar concen t ra t ion fo r t h em--wi l l affisoa d j u s t 4 .2 mortars . fo r them--wants a r t y to h o l d o ff on f i r e u n t i l they g e t wire to t he i r rt . p l t .32 Reques ted te lephone wire l a t e r - - s a id they had en gh .33. Neg repor t excep t fo r SA f i r e on r i g h t . (R2)34 Truck to Pick up PW a t F Co wi ll be ready in 30 mins .35 Not i f ied E Co to send con tac t p a t r o l to G Co--G Coto send con tac t pa t r o l s to A Co and A Co w i l l . send ' cont a c t p ~ t r o l s to F Co. Pat ro l s w i l l g o a t t ime Co'sd e s i r e l i n daytime and 1 a t nigh t .36 Jl.[p and SA f i r e on l e f t flank of F Co (H2)37 Send 30 r o l l s of concert ina wire and 20 t r i p f l a r e s toA co (S-4) l;rotify L t. Carter to c :m ta c t A Co a.nd t i e inMG's. (H co)38 Repor ts see ing two Germans Je aving J:Jeunhoffen a nd g oingNE up rd s t a r t i n g a t 918465 (R2).39 Giving A Co pioneer t o o l s .40 Repor ts 12 mortar s h e l l s landed in f ro n t of E Co 1 s 2r.d p i t .41 43 PVr' s t aken lc-cs t nigh t were from th e 2nd Co 456th Regt .Came to Heudoer fe l a t 2200 Dec 31, 1944 s t a r t ed t wdDambach to occupy the town--Bn s t reng th 280-300 me n .'1'0 TP 42 No rds to A Co suppl ies w i l l have to be he.nd carr ied;_there are tw o loads of ammo and bedro l l s a t F Co's 3rdp l t CP fo r A Co--send i r tw o Sqds of pioneers to help ACo car ry t h i s to t h e i r p o s i t i o n .OP TP 43 Hepor ts tw o GERJIJANB wa lk i ng on rd in Neunhoffen a l so hearMG f i r e o n t h e r i g h t . (R3)A TP 44 Repor ts ey s t i 11 t ry ifl.g to work in on t he i r r i g h t flankand a re sniping from t h e i r r i g h t . (R2)E TP 45 Contac t p a t to G Co on way.TP 46 Cal led G Co everythir .g qu i e t in t he i r sec to r - -can bearf i r i n g on t h e i r : e f t . (R2) .S2 TP 47 Pat w i l l leave E Co's l e f t p l t a t947486 will g o a r ound. No s lope ofi f hill is occupied r e tu r n to p lt1 NCO and 5 E:M-- (R2) ( 6 and H)

9484 78 and wi 11 g o no toh i l l #420--determinefrom SW s lope of h i l l .

1125 G1135 ... G TP 48TP 49TP 50

3 rd s of hvy ar ty f e l l in f ro n t of G Co 's middle p l t ( R2 )A ir OP spo t ted 15 V!ehs and 2 tanks a t 883443.1155 F1255

4 rd s of 88 landed a t 921457 and 4 rd s of 88 in Damba ch-coming from v ic o f Neundoerfel (H2 ) .51 At 330 degrres az from CP No es t imat ion of d is tance . Obsopen parachu te coming down wi th no appar e n t pa,r a t roo per .At same t ime t i n f o i l s t r i p s were seen by obs. Did notsee p l anes- -T /4 .Joe Wilson 20fl.34991--2nd Bn Medic Time1225 (R2) 52 rd s of 88 f e l l on F Co 3rd p lt wounding1 man--coming from Neundoerfel (R2 M:edics).


11/16

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By_ NARA Date "'- ~ - . : : --- ----Janaury 2, 1945 Cont 'd

53 Ma jo r from 14th Arm'd re pqr ts eyt racks captured from l l ? th Rcn.nothing of th is--Pa s s ed info onSB TP 54 Line to Poison is out.

are using M8's or ha l fCa l led Regt - they knewt o E , :B, G , and. H A

F TP 55 At 1600 F Co wi l l ga ther up the ey weapons 1found in Damba chand destroy them.82 TP 56 Told :&, Co to send pa t ro l a t 1500 from r igh t p l t a lonf;woods l ine to 922464-- lVIi ss ion to determ:i.n e i f woods a nd hi ' l leas t o f Neunboffen are occupied. 1 :HCO e,nd 5 men S6 TP 57 Co Commanders meeting a t 1500--H, G, F,A, TD's, Med, J\!I .PoolTks, Cml, E, AT.OP TP 58 Saw 2 ey g oing into hse vic 9134630 ...., TP 59 Rpts btry of guns a t sound a.z of 35 degrees-40 degre e s , 'f i red 16 she l l s vic of F Co 3rd (R2).E TPS2 VSI3 TPOP TP

60 Rep or ts 4 man ey pa. r to l betwee n the i r middle a nd r igh t p l t .61 Hold F Co pat ro l (F)62 Direct l ine to Poison i s in .63 Reports 3 ey walked north out of Neuhoff en a nd we.nt in t obuilding. At 9154 67 were met by two other Germa ns and t h en. the f ive entered the bldg--R2.E

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TP 64 2 arty she l l s vic fwd of E Comort--2nd pla t could hea rac t iv i ty to thei r f ron t :fP 65 Poison, S-4, and mtr pool J.ine out.TP 66 Ey p_a t ro l attem)ted to work into F ~ Co l s t a nd 2nd p l t - -nov,renga ged in SA f igh t (R3)TP 67 H Co mort pulled phone .TP 68 E and F Go's reported ey at tacking t he i r p osi t ions in srnallnumbers. (R-3)TP 70 OP pulled phone--c ou ld h ear 1Prge f i re f i gh t to t h e l ef t .(R3 )TP 71 3rd p l a. t re r.: orted 2 ey t a nk s in Ueunboffen headed fo r J)a.mba. chTP 72 G Co ha s ey coming in on t he i r l e f t s::l et ca lled fo r liD 30

shif ted r igh t 200 yds (A r t y) (R3)SI3 TP 73 Poison l ine out-- g e t poiso n thru Pm"le r .E TP 74 E Co ca 1led fo r F 55 a nd EBTP 75 Hq Co moving out.S3 V 76 CP closing out (R3)S3 V 77 CP located vic 928424 (R3 )Sb TP 78 E and G l ine out .S6 Rd 79 Jviove only on order fro:in S6 (G) (Hoeer 1925)AT TP 80 Regt ' l AT in po sn.] ' 'I'P 81 :&' Co reports tha. t the f i r e f i ght on t he ir l e f t is goingfur ther to t h e ir re a r .4.2 TP 82 Cml are not atchd to us but ca n support us--Cml ha ve mov edout a nd--cle a red f or mer p os n.Rd 83 H a nd G Co a.re in by i o - - r e ~ r CJl and A Co .G Rd 84 G Co radio are we m a v i n a s p la nned--S-6 s a id yes.85 Line in to G Co and E Co.S3 V 86 Things quiet in E and G a re a .8? Line i n to r ea r CP.


12/16

-ATTHE NATIONAL ARCHIVES DECLASSIFIED

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-liiililllililiiiiiilliiiiliilliilili'U.IiiiiiiiliiililiiifiiUiiiii'iiliiilMiiiiilliiiiiliiiiiliiiilililiiiilrililiiiill-. .1Authority N ~ \ D i - 5 S b l =J-By_ NARA Date ..,. '"' -'"

January 2, 1945 Cont 1d88 Passed IP a t 2 0 ~ 5 . 89 Told G Co to s t a r t mav ing ou t - - to ld G To c a l 'l whenthey leave CP and rad io us when they re a ch new posn.90 .t:.. Co r e p o r t SA f i r e in t h e i r second p l a t .91 l:.ngrs -s.how:ed a t G Co.92 L t . Cut ler has everything out of the old p osn . and i sin new p o s i t io n. Trucks a re now in Jaegertha. l .93 Allvehs of G Go c le a red94 G Co on th e way out .96 Told A Co to s t a r t out fo r new posn.96 A Co moving out .97 F and A Co trks have c leared ou t . To l d F Co as soonas a l l i s c lear to ha v e Engrs g o on with work.8B TP 98F TP 9983 TP 100

We have d i r e c t l ine to PoisonEngr s t a r t i n g on mine l o.y i ng - - f ie l d in v ic of Damba ch.No tif ed JI' Co to move out (.b') .

EGSBG8683EEGFA

vRdTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTP

Ja.nuary 3 , 19 45l Fwd group of E Co a r r iv ed in p osn vic Bn CP.2 G Co re p or ted in ne w p osn3 Line Comm with G Co.4 ] ' Co movi ng out .5 G Co sending l NCO and 3 men to cont e c t ::S t }) i l l bo x onour r i g h t to make c ont a c t w i th 3rd Bn.6 Ordered Engr to mine Wi n eck e r t h a l r d .7 Al l pers a re i n p os n i n p i l lboxes8 In w i t h E Co yb TP9 Screening force checke d out .

10 Screen ing force checke d out .ll Co now moving i nto new p osns. L t. nusnov repor ted fo rcein old posn-- rece ived ey MG f i r e a t 0205.SB 12 Line out to Po i son .SB 13Eg TP 14G TP 1483 TP 15

TP 16R3 TP 17E TP l ElR3 TP 19

Line in to PoisonLt'. Smith repor ted mi nes a l l l a i d on Wi necker tha l rd .(Engrs)G Co cont 2.c t pa. t r o l to 3rd Bn m2.d e con tac t a t i l l b o x ~Res t of G Co c losed i n .Ca l led F Co and inquired a bout s cr een i ng fo rce . Theyrepor t it now i n new p osn.Screening fo rce checked out .We are to send cont a c t pa t r o l to people on our l e f t .E Co screen ing fo rce check ed in (H3 )Hold up on pat ro l u n t i l fu r ther o rder s - -un i t on l e f ti s be ir:g a t t acked from SE- - r d b e twe e n Ni ederbronn andP h i l l i p s b u rg h a s l!een cut .0815 S2 v 20 J>. Co 179th wa s detached from us a t 0130-- s t a r t e d movi q : to

0900 S2 TP 2 1assy a rea i n J&eger th a l. VVill move to t h e i r Bn. by tru cka.t 0800.Exec Off and l NCO pe r p l with equipment a nd o ff inchar c e of p illboxes t o repor t to Bn CP a s soon as poss ib le(F G and E . )


13/16

DECLASSIFIED' ) ~ " ~ ; ~ , : : W b J ~ ~ ; ; . . 4 f i l i i l i i i l i i i i l l i i l l l i i i i i i l l l i i i i i i i 1 i 1 1 1 - a l i i i i i i i l i i i i i i i i l i l i l l i i l i l i i i i l l i i l i ' l i l i l i l i i i i l i l i l i i i i l l l ~ Authority N. \\)f-i3:>1 =!-

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.Ja nuary 3, 1945 Cont'd3rd J3n will wa. i t u n t i l we have pul l ed our AT guns andTD's before blowing bridg e in Windst i en . Ve are to ca l lthem when we cle a r .S6 and S3 l e f t fo r Regt.Unit on our l e f t repor ts ac t i v i t y in Dambach--S2 checkedwith F Co--who r e port Dambach quie t .Reports s i tua t ion on our l e f t f lank serious--S2 a l e r t e dF and G.A Co 896445, B 886450, C 885438, I 87724 4 , K 867434, L859435 --Ey t ks hea ded twd Phil l ipsburgLine out to rear .F Co rec hvy a r ty ba r r a r" eCalled for C0 1 d to be a t Bn CP a t 1300 ( F E and G)Unit on our l ef t vvas attacked by 100 In f and 4 t a.nkscom._ing down road from I !W tov.ra rd rh illipsburg plus somei n f i l t r a t ion around r i gh t fle.nk. Si tu a t ion sef:ms to beimprov-i ng but s t ill receiving consider a1)le SP f i r e - Pl an for uni ts on r igh t s t ill hold-- -1315 S6 V 31 Mee t i ng of Co Comdrs--E Co le ss screenirg force move out1800--F Co move out 1800- - I P CR and CP--E Co p la t a nd

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a.tchw.t in pi l lboxes pu l lou t on order- -s tack ro l l s onDambach rd- - Rad to be on but do not use exce pt 'in emergency.Wi ll ma.rbh bach to Jifiederste i nbach ent ruck there and toto p osn in vic Zinswi l le r - -Exec 0 1 s hs.s th is in fo , he vvillbe there to guide the i r Co's in posn.rtece iv ed orders the. t we will hold in prese nt posnNotif ied E F G H Coy' s and AT p l c; t (Heg t ) Not i f ied of cha ngeof p l ans.Line into Pi l lb ox 4 i n .Da.mbach-.Jaegertha.l rd 'N ill be kept open tonight .Lef t p la toon repor ts Ba f i re close on i t s l e f t (R2)Asked i f they could f i re mor t vic 94743 7-- S2 okayed i t onlykeep f i r e E of W ne ckerth a. l a.nd H of Wi neckertha.l rd .Not i f ied th a t Un i t on l e f t hEJd beenordered to contact us,SA f i re on l e f t could bc pa t r o l from tha t Unit (F CO)A and B 887434, C 884437, F 878433, L 862433, K 87042 2 ,l s t Bn 275 has been ordered to contact F Co and t i e inwi th us-- ( F and G).1-IC0 AT notifed we are not mov i r as !:1 c: nned, G Co to sendrunnder to not i fy TDs of the ~ g e . G Co to send p2,t t o vic of the i r old C:::' to see i f .eny


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has dug in between them and old CP-- (G) NCO and 5 men2000- (R3)1630 F TP 42 ] ' Co re ported ki l l ing 2 or 3 ey of 5 man ey pc t r o l vic917448. Seen 10 ey vic 924457 (R3). 1630 S2 TP 43 F Co sending 1 NCO 5 men pat ro l to vic 923'457 leave 1900.1 ~ 1 0 G Runner returned from TDs - - Found TD off i cer on recon--17351737

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l e f t word for him to repor t to G Co CF where he w-illreceive our ins t ruct ion.Lt Levine reported l i e:;ht MG in pi l lbox 6 ou- of . ammo. LtCarter notif ied to see tha t a ll P i l l box's have ammo.TD Sgt Called they were IJUlling out--Capt Wykoff t r i ed toget Poison to stop them--Poison agreed wi tliJ: Cap Wyk0ffand he ins t ructed TD Sgt to s tay . : Pil lbox 6 saw ey without arms or hats walk out andback in woods a t 923456. H Co men a lso sa'N ey dige:ing .in a t 927453. Arty f i red a t l as t coord. Patrol wi l l leave a t 1900--Hea.rd one shot f r ~ m 916446-sounded l ike M-1--Saw t racer f':O towards house wherethey had previously seen Heinies.Two White f lares a t 917454.Poison Line out.Defensive f i r e s : E B 15--918453 NB 11--918449; NB "12-- -942441 E B 16--9 34444. Interdict ion in vic 946445.27 Belts MG ammo on posn among a l l p i l lboxes .Patrol l e f t (R2)Ey countera t tacked and toolt Phi l l ipsbourg-- l s t Bn a le r ted .Thinks pat ro l has Je f t - - runner sent to c h e c k - : : ~ ? o i s o n Blue- - -Poiso rc .

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-January 4 , 1945 Cont 'dTold Sgt Car te r Reg t 'l AT to a l e r t a ll AT ' fo r vehmovement on rd betwe s n Damb a ch and Ne unhoff en .L t. Jungleward ca l led--ga .ve him s i t u a t i o n . He is moving.Two Forwa rd TD ' s out- - w i l l hook h is CP hone on wi r e(83 G Co)Co l i ne in .E Co reserve p la toon cont a c ted F Coewhile af' o vr[j.il ewire i s out CH3)Ca,n hear movement in town- -thinks th ings a re movinr;; i n - Not i f ied ar ty who w i l l i n t e r d i c t Dambach from now on . R3Fi r ing on He in ies comi ng down rd (R3) ' .Called fo r mortar f i r e in dra.w in f ro n t of .p osn. Then .to ld us to hold it up u n t i l fu r t h e r no t i ce .Aler ted a ll company ' s . Cap t Wi ko f f orders Lt Car te r tor e p o r t to CP.Re a r a l e r t e d and Ma j Ca r r o l l g iven s i t u a t i on by Cap tWiko f f .Ey mentioned in 22 seems to be Jt[G se t up in f r o n t ofDambach which f i r e s towa.rd P:B 5--PB 4 re tu rned the fir e(R2) Saw ey SA f i r e o r ig in a ti ng a t 927447 (R2) .Ey in nor thern end of Phillip sburg only- - we wi 1 1 occupya ll the r e s t of to wn .Ev e ry th ing QU i e t now.Arranged with a r ty to have G Co ] '0 shoot Dambach e.nd v icF Co FO has no observa t ion - - a lso suggested a s t a ticOP on t h i s CP - H i l lReQuested 16 b e l t s 1v1G Arnmo 1 Ca se Grenades 1 CEJse },U AmmoPoison Line out .S3 gave F Co t r anpor t Cpl Ammo r eq u es t a.nd to ld himnot to use Dambach r d .Informed us present p osns are permanent c:.nd gap beb.reenus and u n i t on l e ft 'Jvill be f i l l e dHear i n s t to be comp l e t e ly s e t up aga in inNiede rb ron n- every th i ng recc..lled from Z i n s w i l l e r .Informed ]' Co t he i r t r ansp o r t Cpl on way with MG and l'JlAmmo.Re ce iv ing t ank f i r e on l e f t plc-.toon o r i g ina t in g somewherebetween Damb ach and ~ : r e u h o f f e n . Informed J..t. 0 ar,t e r of #32 and ordered f i r e plan ofmort a r s and 1% by noon to de.y. Lt l!terchan t 1 s f i r e ple.n,:t'a l so ordered to be i n by noon ..o Co l in e out .A ll Co's TD ' s , Arty , Pb ' s i nforme d of #32 . (exce p t :B' Co)L t. Shrvock informed a l l PB ' s wil J be wi r ed in to eachother t on i ght. Also ordered to us know what e qu i pme nthe needs to make impro vements on g un mounts and l e t usknow wha t amm o i s needed .40 F Co in by Rad io4 1 L t. B lock from ri e:ht plf. ,toon needs more 60mm mortarammo--they have zeroed i n on Da mbu ch : : ~ . on ly have 28rds l e f t ( S-3) ( S- S)

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