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On 15 March 1945, t h i s b a t t a l i o n was a-';-':;".;h3d t o the I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n . The D i v i s i o n had boe-.i g i v e n a n o b j e c t i v e on th's East bank o f the Rhine R i v e r , t o be ta : ; on on a l a t o r data o' Tho Coir.naii.ding G e n s t a l , I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n , ass igned t h e b a t t a l i o n the f o l l o v . r i n g m i s s i o n t o be executed p r i o r t o the a t t a c k :

( 1 ) D e s t r o y a l l v i s i b l e houses, OPs and enemy p o s i t i o n s on the East bank o f t h e r i ' r e r . , '

( 2 ) To s i n k a l l b a r g e s , b o a t s , e t c . , on the enemy s ide o f the r i v e r .

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Since t h e b a t t a l i o n . iU-d suppor ted the I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n i n t h o a t t a c k across t h e P.oor R i v o r and up t o the banks of the R h i n e , vre knew the t e r r a i n thorou .ghly t h r o i i g ) i c u t the d i v i s i o n s e c t o r , and were aole t o b e g i n the e x e c u t i o n

"of t h e ass igned : : i i s s i o n i n n o d i a t o l y . Targets t o be engaged wore p r o m p t l y s p o t t e d f rom operated OPs and t h o b a t t a l i o n began i t s p e r i o d o f " r e a l t a r g e t p r a c t i c e " . Tho t e r r a i n v;as s l o p i n g to\.'ards tl'.o r i v o r f rom each s ide and v.-as somewhat open. I t OT.s ve ry d i f f i c u l t t o p i c k f i r i n g p o s i t i o n s unobserved by tho enemy, t h e r e ­f o r e i t was necessary t o f i r e a l i m i t e d number o f rounds from a p o s i t i o n be fore moving t o an a l t e r n a t e p o s i t i o n . Tlie f a c t t h a t c o u n t e r - b a t t e r y v;as v e r y o f t e n

• r e c e i v e d on our f i r i n g p o s i t i o n s , a f t e r v.'o had moved t o a i t e r n a t e p o s i t i o n s , -ade t h e " t a r g e t p r a c t i c e " much more r o t l i s t i c t h a n prev i ous p e r i o d s o f p r a c t i c e and v.'o had v e r y l i t t l e d i f f i c u l t y i n p e r s u a d i n g cur d e s t r o y e r commanders t o p i c k a l t e r n a t e p o s i t i o n s p r i o r t o f i r i n g .

i l o u s e i and Ops v/cro engaged f rom ranges up t o 3,000 y a r d s , b u t i n o rder t o ' engage b o a t s , b a r g e s , e t c . , i t was' o f t e n necessary t o move t o w i t h i n 50 yards o f t h e r i v e r . Hov^ver , t h o miss i ons o f d e s t r u c t i o n wore c a r r i e d out and , a l t h o u g h the c ' o u n t a r - b a t t a r y ,-as somotimos v e r y heavy f rom b o t h a r t i l l e r y and s e l f - p r o -p c l l o d guns , the b a t t a l i o n s u f f e r e d no voJi io lo c a s u a l t i e s i n those o p e r a t i o n s . Very c l ose c o o r d i n a t i o n was m a i n t a i n e d v . ' i th i n f a n t r y u n i t s i n t h e area t h r o u g h ­out these o p e r a t i o n s t o a l l oT / them s u f f i d i o n t t ime t o be prepared f o r c o u n t e r -

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i n g a t " c lose I n t a r g e t s " v h i o h t h e ' a r t i l l e r y and m o r t a r s v.'oro unable t o engage. Tho a t t a c k v/ont as p lani ied a n d , by use o f t h - j p r e v i o u s l y prepared f i r e p l a n , tho o f f i c e r accompanying the i n f . - r . t r y v.'as ub le t o c a l l f o r and get f i r o on any t a r g e t i n the p a t ! i o f the a t t a c k i n g i n f a n t r y i n a m a t t e r o f seconds.

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.T.'cis l e f t o f t h e b l o c k .

. The r i g h t f la : - ik vas t a k o n by the T h i r d P l a t o o n , F i r s t L i e u t e n a n t Bernard H . ^ '> Vorweyst commanding, and t h e second s e c t i o n of reconnaissance undor Sergeant ' Honry K. S t r u c k . T l i o i r f i r s t b r u s h was v d t h some d u g - i n i n f a n t r y t h a t vras d o - .' ; l i v o r i n g s m a l l arms and machine .gun f i r o on . tho advanc ing d e s t r o y e r s and dough- 1 b o y s . . Th is b r u s h r e s u l t e d i n the c a p t u r e o f 40 German i n f a n t r m e n and 5 bazooka- ; non and onablod t h e doughs t o g a i n t : io h i g h ground t o t h o r i g h t o f the t o w n . . ,,\

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S t a f f Sorgoant Omar D a u p l a i s o , i n command o f the F i r s t P l a t o o n , advanced j 'With h i s d e s t r o y e r s to\.:ard tho oontor o f town and onoountorod a f l a k - w a g o n vrhich i m m e d i a t e l y t o o k t h e d e s t r o y e r und:)r f i r o . C o r p o r a l Joseph F . l l i n s t o r , gunner "• o f t ! ie d e s t r o y e r , was v;ouiided by t h o 20min f i r e b u t succeeded i n knock ing out tho .1 f l a k - w f . g o n . A Hark V I t ; -nk lumbered around a corner i n t o b a t t l e and was as " q ' l i c k - ' ] l y t u r n e d t o s crap by the wounded i . l i n s t e r . •. ' • ' \

The Second P l a t o o n proceeded f rom t h o road b l o c k t o t h o r a i l r o a d y a r d s , - ' dravhi b y ' s m a l l arms and bazooka f i : - e w h i c h was h o l d i n g up our i n f a n t r y . ' Thcf Germans f l e d i n t o a l a r g e b u i l d i n g and r e f u s e d t o s u r r e n d e r - F ive rounds o f 9ftran ; I I E made f u r t h e r o p p o r t u n i t y t o change t h o i r minds i m p o s s i b l e . .. - ',

From t h i s t i m e on t h e doughs t o o k over the a c t u a l mopping up o f tho town and t h e d e s t r o y e r s sou.ght out a;-.d d o s t r o y o d a l l tho h e r e t o f o r e untouched m i l i t a r y i n s t a l l a t i o n s i n t h e v i o i r J . t y . These i n c l u d e d an ammunit ion cache, ' a f a c t o r y , ) v.'hioh was ocpi.ble o f t u r n i n g out 50 M e s s o r s c i m i d t p iano v.'ings per day, t.nd a ; l i g ! - . t l y dofend-jd and camouflaged o i l dump. . '

A l l t o l d , , i n t h e b r i e f h a l f - h o u r t h a t t h o a c t i o n l a s t e d , t h e company, i n ; a d d i t i o n t o t l i e above -ment ioned , d e s t r o y e d 20 •enemy v e h i c l e s , a s s i s t e d i n the ' 0 ! . p t u r o , o f 50 more, k i l l e d 65 o f the enemy and captured 232 moro., v d t h t h e s'_3n , . t o t a l - o f tvio men wound>--<i i n t h e company and a t t a c l i e d reconnaissance p l a t o o n . . i ( S - S , 691st Tanl-c D e s t r o y e r B a t t a l i o n ) . . ^

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o f them r .ooording t o tho Gonnvt;. Conv^'ntieri .do n o t v u l u n t a r i i y t u r n themselves i n fc f o a r o f b o i n c cons idered p-. spy . . P . i s t . r a uivko tho o l o t s r i n g o f a tovm e a s i e r . . T h e r o f o r o , i f n e c e s s a r y , r e q u e s t ' t n o u - b o f your ochel^pn t o have p o s t e r s p u t u p , ' a n d , i n tho meant ime, w h j n the s i t u a t i o n may bo o s p e o i t j l l y p r e s s i n g , make some o f your ovm and put them i n prominent p l a c e s . I n such case , bo suro t o s t a t o v;horc t h e y shou ld r e p o r t , and o b t a i n o learanoo w i t h tho a p p r o p r i a t e G-5 f o r tho a c t i o n you are t a k i n g . . ' "

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. . h a n d f u l o f CIC p e r s o n n e l t o s e r v i c e t h o thousands o f Corps t r o o p s i n v o l v e d . I n any e v e n t , CIC s e r v i c i n g w i l l always be as e x p e d i t i o u s as p o s s i b l e . '

Remember, t h o r j aro among us many o f t h o onomy; armed f o r ces dressed i n c i v i l i a n c l o t h e s . These, non a r e ' s o l d i e r s and as such have never h e s i t a t e d t o k i l l A m e r i c a n s . I t i s h i g h l y prbbab l ; ; t h a t t h e i r change t o c i v i l i a n c l o t h o s

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Hordes o f non-Germanic oppressed l a b o r a r o b.oing o v e r r u n i n our r a p i d advance f rom t h o E l i lUE. ' Frenchmen a n d B j l g i a n s p r e d o m i n a t e ; Russians and Polos are i n q u a n t i t y , i l u n y t i re former s o l d i e r s a g a i n s t th : : ; R e i c h . A dangero\is t e n ­dency t o w a r d i ndu lgence and b l i n d acceptance o f those i p d i v i d u a l s has boon o b ­s e r v e d . I n f a c t j t h e concern i s so o m a l l t h a t these persons aro p e r m i t t e d t o wander a t random about tho s t r e e t s o f toivns whore t r o o p s are b i l l e t t e d . Troops ' p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e e v i d e n t l i b e r a t i o n ' f o v o r , e s p e c i a l l y by a c c e p t i n g t h o porenn ia ! wine o f f e r e d tho L i b e r a t o r s by former French and B e l g i a n s o l d i e r s and by o o m ' e r s -i r . g a t l o n g t h v . i t h them. '"/That cou ld be moro n a t u r a l ? " tho Gl a s k s . "They arc our . f - l l i e s a n d on t h e i r way hor.e a f t e r f i v e years as p r i s o n e r s of v j a r . " Kot l\ ing c o u l d be more n a t u r a l - b u t n o t h i n g c o u l d be m.ore p o t e n t i a l l y dangerous .

V ' i t h i'ov; e x c e p t i o n s , tho l a r g o number o f German Gestapo espionage agonts r e c e n t l y apprehended have boon F r e n c h , B o l g i t i n , Russ ian and P o l i s h . " ' - ' i t h i n the p a s t fev; vi--;eks, seven s u c h a g e n t s have been e x t r a c t e d from t h s r ; ,nks o f these. • d i s p l a c e d p e r . j or - s . who vrore u n ' . , i t t i n g l y s e r v i n g as a c onven ient cover f o r t h e i r . s p y i n g upon our f o r ces - upon y o u . Counter I n t o l l i g o n c o p . i r sonr i e l knows t h a t enemy agonts may i n c r e a s i n g l y employ t h i s c c / o r , but the d i f f i c u l t y o f d e t e c t i o n i s immense. l 3 o l : . t i o n from, m i l i t a r y i n s t a l l a t i o n s and from c o n t a c t v i i t h t r o o p s i s t l i e s u r e s t p r e v e n t i v e . ' • .

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: 4 9 1 . Ho had been ordered t o e s c o r t f i v o s i o h Fi-ciich K.'s f rom DUSSEUX)HF (F39) t o • ', LAUEII/.U ( X 1 9 0 9 ) . Cn a r r i v ; . l t h o r o , Jos t lec.rnod f r om o t h e r Gjrman s o l d i e r s about G Todt O r g a n i z a t i o n o f f i c e v ;h jro members o f boa.tc-n, d i s o r g a n i z e d u n i t s c o u l d r o -

f : oo ivo a " d i s o i i a r g e " . Jos t r o v e a l o d t h a t s e v e r a l German o f f i c e r s i ssued and s i g n - . ' f . od d i s charge c e r t i f i c a t e s on t h e s p o t t o ar^y German s o l d i e r or Todt V'orker w e a r -I • i n g a u ; ; i f o r m ; no i d a n t i f i o a t i o n v.-as r e q u i r e d t o o b t a i n a " d i s c h a r g e " p a p e r .

' Jost a l s o s t a t e d th-at t l ieae " d i s c h a r g e s " T/ore b e i n g s i gned and i s sued by t h o " • ( hundreds . Made by t y p n v . r i t e r , th':'se c - j r t i f i o a t e s l i . c h o f f i c i a l stumps sir .co < thoso (as d e s c r i b e d i n the pass)~T;ero dos t royod by "enemy" a c t i o n . Cischargos 'r v/cira p repared undor t h ) h . iad ing o f t h e p a r t i c u l a r ui - . i t t o w h i c h an i n d i v i d u a l . . i b o l o n g a d . A l l s o l d i e r s w:io r e c e i v e d d i s charges wore ordorod t o r a t u r n t o t h i ^ i r .•- j V homos and r n p o r t t o t h e i r l o c a l p o l i c o c h i e f t o i . i d i n homo tov.-n d e f e n s e . A f t e r I b u r n i n g h i s so ldbuo l ; and u n i f o r m . J e s t t r i e d t o r e t u r n t o h i s homo as i r . g the

"d iso ' . iargo" as i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , lio managed t o t r a v e l o ' /er 150 Km b e f o r e b e i n g ( -apprehended . ^ \

<' :•. . • Any persons apprehended v / i t h paper o f t h i s typo i n t h o i r possbss i on ' s h o u l d bo evacuated t h r o u g h P.! o h a n n o l s .

d . A ?;OY; Snemy Danger ( S o u r c o : I I I US Corps , G-2 I n f o r m a t i o n B u l l e t i n ?!o. 4 4 , 19 A p r i l 1945, ' T h i r d US Ajmy)

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tho area and o b t a i n ( fa* i?d) passes s t a t i n g t h a t t h e y we ro r e g u l a r employees o f . •. tho cj-mamout p l a n t . T h e r e a f t e r t h o y wore t o r e m a i n i n . t h o area t o av /a i t f u r t h e r . .j o r d e r s . Any a v a i l L . b l o equipment li-'as t o bo b u r i e d — o r , i n the oaso o f v o h i o l o a , :: 1 h idden and camouflaged - f o r l a t e r u so . IIo exac t d e t a i l s about t h e proposed ' ' ' ) vmrk ings o f such u n i t s cou ld bo o b t a i n e d - but a o loso i n T C S t i g a t i o n may r e v e a l ,}

. o t h e r i n s t a n c e s o f s o l d i o r s h i d i n g under t h o c l o a k o f f a c t o r y v j o r k o r s . ••

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' A p i s t o l m.ado t o roseniblo l i b e l t buoklo has boon f ound i n t h i s v i c i n i t y . '• . :< ~ The, buckle i s b l a c k , and has a s i l v e r - c o l o r e d s w a s t i k a emblem, s p r e a d - e a g l e d on' ''••-••r^V'.'^ . t h o f r o n t . Tho buck le i s about 1 " x 2-§". Tho c o v e r . d r o p s dov/n and by p u s h i n g , . -"li ' if ' ' '

a b u t t o n , a tvfo b a r r e l l e d .32 p i s t o l f l i p s o u t , p o i n t i n g d i r e c t l y t o t h e f r o n t . i.V' ' By p r e s s i n g tvio moro b u t t o n s , tha Tfeapon can f i r o two s h o t s . I f a person s tood d i r e c t l y i n f r o n t o f t h o b u c k l o , ho v/ould be s h o t . T h i s weapon i s an a c t u a l i t y '.- ,' and has boon examined i n t h i s h e a d q u a r t e r s . I t i s recommended t h a t p e r s o n n e l - . ••.r c a p t u r i n g , or t a l k i n g t o any German v . i t h a b o l t buck le t h a t resembles t h e abovo, ' ','-•.; ,'i

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i ' b . C i g a r e t t e L i g h t e r s ( S o u r c e : Supremo !5eadquartors , G-2 I n f o r m a t i o n B u l l e - , I ' t i n Uo. 5 4 , 1 A p r i l 1945, T h i r d US Arm.y) _ . . _

A r e c e n t l y c a p t u r e d German saboteur has r o p o r t o d t h a t agents may bo oquippod w i t h a c i g a r e t t e l i g h t e r w h i c h , i f used t o l i g h t a c i g a r e t t e , po isons .. ' y i e c i g a r o t t o smoker . A s m a l l s p h e r i c a l p a l l e t about 1mm i n d i a m e t e r , o f u n -kncr\'m ohomioal c o n s t i t u t i o n , i s f i x e d on t h o l i g h t e r n d a r t h e v ; i ck . . i n such a ' , •V''':t v/ay t h a t whon the v ; i ck b u m s , t h o c t iomical bocomos heated and v o l a t i l i s e s . Tha •'.;(] f imos o r v o l a t i l e p r o d u c t s a r u h i g h l y p o i s o n o u s . '. ^ ' ,, ' .

Tho l i g h t e r i s : .bout I -Q" l o n g e.nd 3 /4 " - 1 " w i d o . Tho c o r n e r s aro r o u n d -o d . There i s a p r o t e c t i v j m o t a l ou;;) the c o l o r o f t i n over t h ; t o p o f tha l i g h t e r , Tho cap p u l l s c f f and i s : ; o t ' l u i i g e d t o t h o main body o f t h o l i g h t e r ^ Tha m a i n . ' V-H^fr. body o f tho l i g h t e r i s made 'o f 3;-ccn b i J c o l i t o or p l a s t i c m a t e r i a l . The agont . , 4':Vi'l"'' v;as t o l d t h a t other- l i g l i t o r s o f th( j eino s i z o o x i s t d d w i t h a l e a t h e r removable t o p , ' . ' • . • .- • \

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t o A s s i s t a n t C l i i e f o f S t a f f , G-'Z, Supreno Heado j jarters AEF, ! I a i n ( i - t t e n t i o n : Counter-Sabotngo U n i t ) , n o t i f i f t a t i o u by telcp 'nohe b e i n g mado i n advance .

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' , L booby t r a p a p p a r e n t l y mounted on t h e s p r i n g o f a l / 4 - t o n v o h i o l e c o s t ono s o l d i e r bo th f o o t and i n i u r o d another i n HEUTTKIRCHE!! ( B 4959) d u r i n g tho p e r i o d . The o r .p l o s ivo v/as d e t o n a t e d vhon one o f t h o men stopped i n t o the v e h i c l e ,

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• i n d i c a t e s t h a t the e x p l o s i o n was not caused' by a mine i n t h o road and t h a t t h o bomb v;as mounted i n t h e s p r i n g or s l i g h t l y h i g h e r i n the ' r i g h t r e a r u n d e r p i n n i n g

• o f t f io v e h i c l e . T+ie v e h i c l e was s t a t i o n a r y whon t h e e x p l o s i o n j o c currod and the bomb v;as e v i d e n t l y a pressure t y p e .

t • • Tlic booby t r a p i s b e l i e v e d t o have boon p l a c e d betv.'oon 021900 A p r i l and

030915 A p r i l , v ; h i l e t h e v e h i c l e v;as par'.ccd o u t s i d o an /American oocupiod b u i l d i n g under t h o g e n e r a l s u r v e i l l a n c o o f a guard i n t h o v i c i n i t y . The v i h i c l o vras d r i v e n t o a n o t h e r p a r t o f t o i . n i . t 0915 and parked o u t s i d e a u n i t headquarters f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y i i a l f an hour laidor c o n s t a n t o b s e r v a t i o n o f Amer i can s o l d i e r s s t a n d i n g o u t s i d o . I t vias d r i v e n a few yards t o t h e c en te r o f the r a i d , w i t h t h e e x p l o s i o n t a k i n g p lace as ti-.o oth_ ?• members o f t h o p a r t y were ol im.bir-g i n . CIC i n v o s t i g a t i o n t o do termiuo t h . i r o s p o i i s i b l o p a r t i e s i s s t i l l i n c o m p l e t e .

T h i s i n c i d e n t i s s t r o n g o-vidonoe o f t h o nr^od f o r c o n s t a n t v i g i l a n c e a g a i n s t sabotage by a h o s t i l e n a t i v e p o p u l a t i o n . Standard m i l i t a r y booby t r a p s and m a t e r i a l s f o r ' m a k e - s h i f t devices must bo assumed t o ' b e v r i d e l y d i s p e r s e d abcut t h i s a r e a . A l l t h a t would -bo sabo teur needs f o r ano ther such a c t as t h i s i s care lessness cn eur p a r t •

d . '.'.'ires A i r a i n ( S o u r c e : V I I I ,US C o r p s . G-2 I n f o r m a t i o n B i ^ l l o t i n l i o . 36^ 5 _ A p r i l 1 9 4 5 , T h i r d US i j m y ) " .

On 1 A p r i l 1945, a t 0845i i , t l i e d r i v n r and a s s i s t a n t d r i - v e r - o f an yim^rioar. v e h i c l e Were i n j u r e d when the v e h i c l e h i t a t r i p w i r e across the road and d e t o n a t ­ed tv.'o mines on the road s h o u l d e r . Tho road 'nad boon used p r e v i o u s l y by US v s h i o -I c s up u n t i l 2400;. on 31 K a r c h 1945.

T!TO i n c i d e n t liapponod on t ) io •lilEliLEM-BSTTElDORF road ( ' . l O S l S l l ) . I n v e s ­t i g a t i o n r e v e a l e d tba site as on a socondary r o a d used b\ som.e d r i v e r s ha-'.'lng a knov/lodgo o f j t , t o a v o i d t h o ' t r a f f i c i n iJiSTATTEK. The t r i p w i r e vras suspended bot\-rejn two t r e e s across t h e road about 4 ' o " above t l i e road s u r f a c e . The w i r e vras a t t a c l i o d t o an ' - - imorican ' p u l l i g n i t e r t o v/hi ch the mines a l o n g t h e rOi..d shou lder wore connected by camouflaged p r i m o r c o r d .

A m a t t e r o f some i n t e r e s t vms 8 t o 10 o b j e c t s found on t h e rocA surfSieo about 5 0 yf .rds ahead o f t l i o t r i p v d r o . These o b j e c t s on c lose exumimtion l o o k e d v e r y much l i k e l a r g o stones ( o r very mueh l i k o p o t a t o e s ) i n s h a r e , c o l c r and £ i ; e ( 5 " i n d i r j r . e t o r and 2" t h i c k ) . Th-jse vjero c a r e f u l l y s c a t t e r e d i r . ar. area abcu -14 yards l o n g on t h i r o a d . Then examined oach o f th^so ' s tor -os - proved t : „e a c o m p o s i t i o n o f ' R D X P l a s t i c Explosi^/e^ i n s i d e o f -sfhich vras c ; r . . - : a : o i one o i n t m e n t box a n t i - p e r s o n n e l mii iu - a r e a l t i r o b u s t e r . Tho c u l o r i T S a r : s t i l l a t l . . rgc .

0!IE VERSION OF REEOujT PLaNS (Sourco CCE. E T C " ^ . . S - i i l o . 4 2 , 1 5 / . p r i i 1 9 4 5 . T h i r d US A r m ; ; ) :

I t i s r o p o r t o d f r om a v e r y gecd 50 ' ~oe - .hat t l — G^:r.;---. have p r e p a r e d a s e r i e s o f dev ices ooncoivod - I o n - t ; i r . s:.-o l i a o s as tr.o flyi: ' . ,=; bomr.- --. Th i se 7 , - i l l e n t e r i n t o a c t i o n v/h.on the siege o f t ' ;o IIPX"3T b c g ; ^ . T ' l i , ;iO.'-' • .mr w i l l have a. g r o a t o r c a l i b r e and r a d i u ' o f a e t i ' j n th<^n tho V- . l and 'v -2. and f r o m t h o i r f i r i n g

. f - p o i n t s i n tho ALPIUE R1.IX.:"JET shou ld bo ub ie t o h i t t h o "iurgo c i t i e s o f C e n t r a l an(' .^y-Hostern Europe .

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. . 3 . " ora VERSION OF p.mouBT pjj.rs (coNT'D)i:;',-.':', . ; . • : . • \

;••••<••: Frc t i ftnothoV s o u r o o , i t ia r o p o f t o a that G o r m - i M i l i t r . r y Expor t s havo oonvln-• oei III13J,ER'tiiT-n a n / i P I I K REDOUItT o o u l d n o t h o l d cMt f o r moro t h a n 4 t o 5 months .

For t h i s reason o o n s i d o r r . t i o n i s b o i n g g i v o n i n t •.. t ; . i n ' p a r t y c i r o l o s ( i n c l u d i n g H i t l e r and o t h o r h i g h - o c h o l o n personages) t o f l i ^ - . t a t tho t i m e o f the f i n a l dobao lo . I f t h i s p l a n v.ent i n t o o f f o o t , the l : ;ad , ; rs i . 'ouid loavo f o r JfVPAN w h i l e SS O f f i c e r s c o n t i n u e d res i s t r .noo i n tho ALPS. •. ••' .

Another sourco r e p o r t s t h a t HIi2!LER i s about t o commit t o a c t i o n s o v o r a l LUFTt.'AFFE Squadrons , w h i c h aro p r e s e n t l y undor h i s o r d e r s . . Tho r^umber o f these a i r p l a n e s i s n o t i n excess o f a t h o u s a n d , b u t a c c o r d i n g t o t h i s s ouroo , t h o y .would bo om.ployod t o boi.ibai 'd Ewopean I n d u s t r i a l O b j e c t i v e s , e s p e c i a l l y thoso in GERlL'aJY, h e l d by tho ; . l l i e s .

.' Enom;y| Supp l i e s i n t h o Redoubt , Since the Autumn of 1944, r e p o r t s have c o n ­

t i n u e d t o bo r o c o i v o d ' i r o m n o : m u l l y r e l i a b l e sources o f -the movement o f s u p p l i o s and s t o res o f a l l k i n d s ( f u e l , a m f i u n i t i o n , food. , ong inoor and genera l s t o r e s ) , i n t o tho Redoubt A r o a . These i n c l u d e a r e p o r t t h i - t e a r l y i n F e b r u a r y . Hlf.i'.JJiR ordered 16,000 vr.gons ( a b o u t 300 t r a i n s ) , t o bo mi.do a v a i l a b l e f o r tho movement o f s u p p l i e s and ammunit ion t o t h o Redoubt A r o a . Tho movemont o f thoso s u p p l i e s v/as t o h:.-.'0 p r i o r i t y o v o r normal r . i l i t a r y t r a f f i c . . ' . _

V.'hilo i t i s h i i r d ;to b o l i o v o t h a t tho enemy has i n f a c t l a i d up any g r o a t . s tocks ' o f s u p p l i e s , f u e l . , a m m u n i t i o n , o t o . i n t h i s aroa a t a t ime v;hen tho Gorman A i x v i s ovorvwhoro b e i n g d e f e a t e d i n g r o a t p a r t duo t o t h e l a c k o f those v e r y s u p p l i e s , - n o v j r t ' i o l o s s trie c o u t i n n o d o.nd p a r t i c u l a r r o f o r c n o o f i r s t l y t o tho move­mont o f food s t o c k s i n t o t h o area und so -condly t o c j n r . u n i t i o n cannot bo e n t i r e l y d i s c o u n t e d . I n t h i s c o n n o c t i o n i t must be remomborcd t h a t un less l a r g o s c a l e war­f a r e i n v o l v i n g a l a r g o m i l i t a r y f o r c e i s o n v i s t i g o d , a v a s t t o t a l o f s u p p l i e s , f u e l ; a m m u n i t i o n , e t c . v . i l l no t be r e q u i r e d . Tho .tonnage o f s u p p l i o s r o q u i r o d t o m a i n t a i n g u e r i l l a t y p o w a r f a r e i n mountainous c o u n t r y f o r a c o n s i d e r a b l e p e r i o d . i n no wi.-.y approxima . tos t o t h a t r n O j U i r e d f o r normal o p e r a t i o n s . E s p e c i a l l y i s t h i s t r u e o f f u e l . . ,

4 . Gb-.i!L\Rr OF si!E;.rr i'j;iio:eD S I T U J . T I O I F ojj T}E v.'ES^ • . - ' •

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D u r i n g t h o month o f A p r i l , tho enemy was unable t o oopo w i t h our deep armored • p e n o t r a t i o n s w h i c h subsequent ly dovolopod i n t o b a t t l e s o f p o c k e t s . Enemy armor s u f f e r e d h e a v i l y i n thoso p o c i : o t 3 , p a i - t i c u l a r l y i n tno RUlJi- I n t h i s pocket a l o n o , t h o 9 t h , U G t h , 130th Pauser D i v i s i o n s , tho 3 r d P a n z j r Grenadier D i v i s i o n , and tho 1 0 6 t h Panzor Brigado \.ora d e s t r o y e d . A l l the otJier Panzer D i v i s i o n s committed on tho V.'ostoru F r o n t a l s o s u f f e r e d heavy l o s s e s .

Tho h i s t o r y - m a k i n g J u n c t u r o d u r i n g the l a t t o r p a r t o f t h o month o f t h e Russian and j ' jner ioan f o r ces n o r t h o f DRESDEH {F2090) i n e f f e c t c r e a t e d two trem.ondous ' p o c k e t s . T h i s Junotiu-o ma,do the c h a r a c t e r i s t i c n o r t h - s o u t h s h u t t l i n g o f enemy armor v i r t u a l l y i m p o s s i b l e . I lowover. as tho d i s t a n c e betweon E a s t e r n and ' . . 'ostom Fronts grow over s m a l l e r , the enemy's c a p a b i l i t y o f s h u t t l i n g armor from h i s . ; E a s t e r n F r o n t ga ined c u r r e n c y . T h i s became i n c r e a s i n g l y e v i d e n t by t h o i d e n t i f i ­c a t i o n d u r i n g t h e l a t t e r p a r t o f t h o month o f e lements o f t h e 2nd SS Panzer D i v i ­s i o n , f o r m e r l y committed as p a r t o f t h e S i x t h Pa.nzor Army i n t h o VIEIJNA (X4095) area on t h o s o u t h e a s t p o r t i o n o f t h e T h i r d US Army zone. , ' , . :

The enemy's l a c l : o f a v a i l a b l e armored rosorvos f o r t h e T'o s t e r n F r o n t was domonstrr . tcd by tho e o r j i i t i n c n t d u r i n g t h o month o f an i m p o t e n t ''named'' Panzer • Div i . s i ' on and i . ; i sco l l f ,nooa9 armored u n i t s , most o f w l i i e h were v i r t u a l l y dos t royod upon c o r i r . i t m o n t . -HB .Vonsor Crder o f B a t t l e a t tho end o f t h o month was as f o l l o Y / s ; - , - ,

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• t l m a t o d t o bo 2 0 0 tr.iilcs ( m d / o r a s s a u l t i 1 ' ' - ' w h i c h v;ore b o l i o v a d t o be . . " i n T h i r d US ;.rmy zcno o f udvanoo . ( S - 2 , 1 s t T i n ] : D o s t r o y o r D r i g a d o )

SECTION I V

I ^ f e . i . - ^ ; . TECf f iJ ICi UTBS - • [ . • .

, 1 . D i F r o R E i m ^ x p i iTioH GrvJ! s ' j T T i r g - 76 : in GU;I M - I S \•

i • D u r i n g a r o c o n t v i s i t t o an i ! - l S b a t t a l i o n , t h o u n i t ' s s u p p o r t i n g ordnance fee ; s u p p l i e d tho u n i t v . - ith a t ransr - . i s s i o r . a s s o n b l y . I n o b s e r v i n g tho assembly o f ,? , • the tran.<;mission t o tha d i f f o r o n t i a l , i t v;as n o t o d t h a t no i n s t r u c t i o n had boon

j j - f " . pro- ' / idod f o r t i i o proper oloar:'.nce between t h o t r a n s m i s s i o n p i n i o n and the d i f f o r -o n t i a l r i n g goa.r. Tho c o r r e c t nroooduro f o l l o w s :

W . ' • • ,L.' a . Before t h o d i f f o i - e n t i a l i s a t t a c h e d t o t h e t r a n s m i s s i o n i t i s necessary .(:.: t o do to rmino proper gear s o t t i n g , - d j u s t m o n t i s o b t a i n e d by u s i n g proper t h i o k -' noss o f shims ( g a s k e t s ) botwoon tho d i f f o r o n t i a l c a r r i e r and t r a n s m i s s i o n ond I • . oo-vor.

. THo d i f f e r e n t i a l o a . r r i o r has -two s o t s o f numbers stamped on t o p l e f t ' I r o a r o f case . Tho t op n i r f o c r i s t l i o motsuroraent f r om t h o c e n t e r o f t h o r i n g ; .

goar t o the d i f f o r o n t i a l case face ( n o r m a l l y l l . .x ;ac)("A"in d i a g r o i i b o l o v / ) . The- . ..^'.•i'']^ lov7or number i s t h e m a t c h i n g number f o r t h o p i n i o n ( n o r m a l l y CS.xxxXThis number 'f'^fe.fp;. I s n o t used unless t r a n s m i s s i o n and d i f f o r o n t i a l are i ssued t o g e t h e r ) . .

0 . Tho d i s t a n c e from, t h e face o f t h o p i n i o n t o tha faco o f t h e t r a n s m i s s i o n •' • ond co-Tor i s d o t e r m i n e d by t o o l (<1:1F - 2994 - 24).; i f t h i s i s n o t a v a i l a b l e , l a y : ft s t r a i g h t odgo on face o f p i n i o n and noasurn f rom t h o s t r a i g h t edge t o t h o

t r a n s m i s s i o n ond c o v e r . This 'moasuremont may bo made by making a bar o f 4 . 7 5 0 " i n l e n g t h and u s i n g t h i s , bar and f o o l o r gauges t o measure tho d i s t a n c e "C" i n

(ft-.',-:'- d i a g r a m bo low . , , • ' " .

" - . d . Shim t h i c k n e s s i s de torminod as f o l l o i v s ; . . r ' - . _ • '

, i , : . , ' ( 1 ) I.fcasuro d i s t a n c e from faco o f p i n i o n t o t ransm. i s s i on c a r r i e r , ;,'•/,: i , 0 . 4 . 7 5 0 " p l u s f e e l e r gauge moasuromcnt. ( D i s t a n c e "C" i n d iagrf im b e l o w ) .

( 2 ) To t h o abo'.-e moas'.u-om.ont add t h e number marked on tho faoo o f t h o ' ' , '• ' p i n i o n . - ( D i s t a n c o " B " i n d iagram b o l o v / ) . '• ' •

( 5 ) Frc.'.i the abovL! sum s u b t r a c t t ! io upper number stamped on tho d i f f o r ­o n t i a l c a r r i e r case ( l l . x x x X Dis tance ",.." i n d i a g r a m b o l o w ) .

(4) Thus tho r o q u i r o d t h i c l a i o s s o f shims i s "D" i n d iagram bolov / . T h i s i s o b t a i n e d by B / C - A = D.

( 5 ) For each s h i n u s e d , add . 0 0 1 " t o make up f o r c ompress i on . Plus or minus . 0 0 1 " i s proper t o l o r a n c o .

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FIRE I.'T aj.BURSTOR J.IR SCOOP'

I t hcs bodri n o t o d t h a t n o v ; ' d r i v o rs o f 1!-18 .-X'n n o t o r c f . r r i a g a s w i l l a t t imoB ,-' punp t h o f o o t t h r o t t l o bo foro s t a r t i n g o t ^ i n o . '.; i s causes f l o o d i n g and f r e ­q u e n t l y an a i r scoop f i r e r e s u l t s . I f suoh a f i r . ^ c c u r s , no ted by f lames coming from exhaust s t a c k s , m a i n t a i n engine a t m.-iudmi m l . n . I ; d_o n o t shut ongino o f f . The i m p e l l e r v ; i l l f o r c o t h o f i r o t h r o u ^ i c y l i n d e r s and m ' - n i f o l d s , and t h o f i r e v ; i l l burn i t s e l f o u t . - • . -

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3 . !ISE OF RS'/?:R3E SPEED .-S BR.'.KE

Some l i - 1 8 u n i t s havo n o t boon f a m i l i a r v ; i t h the uso o f r e v e r s e speed as a b r a k e . T a c t i c a l uso o f the v e h i c l e a t t imos r e q u i r e s s l o i ; descent c f s teep g r a d e s . V.'hon the voh. i c lo cannot be h o l d by s t e e r i n g b r a k e s , om.ploy r e w r s e speed i n tho f o i l - " v i n g manner: , _

a . Set hand t h r o t t l o a t 800 RRI t o p r e v e n t ongino s t a l l .

b . On descent s h i f t i n t o reverse be fore v h i c l o roaches ' speed o f 10 mph. T h i s i s i m p o r t a n t , o t h o r r i s o severe s t r a i n i s ; . laood on t r a n s m i s s i o n p a r t s .

0 . C o n t r o l speed o f •'raluclo by uso o f f o o t t h r o t t l e . A s t e a d y RFli a t -the d e s i r e d speed s h o u l d bo m a i n t a i n e d . C a r e f u l use o f r e v e r s e w i l l n o t i n j u r e tha t r a n s m i s s i o n . Cn lon.g descents o v o r h o a t i n g o f t r a n s m i s s i o n laay be avo idod by c a r o f u i uso o f brakes and f o o t t h r o t t l o .

4 . H\DROSTi-TIC LOCK - ,

I f an engine (,M-18) i s found t o havo c y l i n d e r s looked on p r o s t a r t i n g hand c r a n k i n g , d r a i n by removing lov;er spark p l u g s . I f l o c k reoccurs examine check -v a l v D i n o i l r e s e r v o i r t a r J : f o r improper s e a t i n g o f v a l v o . D i r t i n o i l w i l l , cause b a l l t o cock open, thus a l l o v . i n g o i l t o f l o w i n t o e n g i n e .

5. TR.-'.nST'lSSI0!!S: . .

T!>.e f'.-18 v ; i t h tho R975 C4 C o n t i n e n t a l ongi^no has a t r a n s m i s s i o n t r a n s f e r goar r a t i o o f 1 t o 1 .29 . Th is r a t i o i s -imployed t o pro-vent c o n t i n u o u s o p e r a t i o n a g a i n s t t h e go ' / e rnor . Iio\-;o-vnr, th'.s R£75 C I ongino i a somotimos i s s ' i o d a? a r o -piacoment f o r tho H975 C4 e n g i n e . Tho R975 C I i s a lovjor poworod ongino t h a n tho R975 C4, so ths . t whon i n s t a l l i n g a R975 CI engine the t r a n s m i s s i o n t r a n s f e r • goar r a t i o s h o u l d bo 1 t o 1.35 i n ordor t o o b t a i n f u l l pov;er. Tho goars needed f o r , t h e 1 t o 1.35 r a t i o a r o : C152133, C152083 and C152132.

6 . SUSPElSIOIKi;

a . l U l G h . j l l s warp a f t e r l o n g usngo and m i s a l i g n m e n t o f suspension assom-. b l i o s r e s u l t s . T h i s m i s a l i g n m e n t causes a c u t t i n g by t r a c k guides o f compensat ­i n g v ; l - iool - f langes f r i x i d i s c s . C o r r e c t i o n can be made by shimming o f t h e i d l e r assembly . I f t i m e i s n o t a v a i l a b l e f o r shimr. i ing , i t i s a d v i s a b l e t o i n t o r o h a n g o o u t e r and i n n e r compensating v.-laols t o even tho v ;oar .

b . F i n a l dri -vcs may a l s o r e q u i r e shimming t o re cover suspension a l i g n m e n t . I n a d d i t i o n , o u t e r d r i v e sprocke t s have approx imt ' . t e ly BC S g r e a t e r r a t e o f f a i l u r e t t o n i n n e r d r i ' ; c s p r o c k e t s . I t i s rooommendod t h a t i n n e r and o u t e r d r i v o sprocke t -be i n t e r c h a n g e d p e r i o d i c a l l y t o o b t a i n more even v ;oar .

7. STEEHinC BRi.KES: • ' • . '. ' ' ' • '

T i g h t a d j u s t m e n t c f stoo,_ring brakes makes i t e a s i e r t o d r i v e an ! . I -18 . Many d r i v e r s know t h i s and t i g h t e n t h o i r brakes a c c o r d i n g l y . .'Iov;ovor. what t h a dr i -vors d o n ' t Imov; i s t 'nat t h i s t i g h t ad jus tment a l s o v.'oars tho brake l i n i n g s e x c e s s i v e l y . Motor o f f i c e r s and motor sergeants should m a i n t a i n a c o n t i n u o u s chock t o assure t h a t s t o o r i i - i g brakes aro p r o p e r l y ad jus ted - . ( L i e u t e n a n t C o l o n o l W. A . V'ood, J r . , i .rmorod F i g h t i n g Veh i c l e s , and V.'oapons S e c t i o n , i l o a d q u a r t o r s , ETOUSA) • ;

8 . R-.TE OF FIRS FC'R 3 - I ' ' C ' ! '-U1I: ,, . . . . . . .

T h i s u n i t suppor ted a r t i l l e r y f i r o s d 'ur ing tho c r o s s i n g o f t h o RIIIirE i n t h o t l i n t h A m y zone. '-"I'un tubes heated when f i r i n g the f i r s - c hour a t 2 rounds par gun per m i n u t e . Th is r a t e s h o u l d n o t erceod moro t 'nan .-.no hour d u r a t i o n i f oy^£^ h e a t i n g o f tubc.s i s t o bo a v o i d e d . F i r i n g 2 5 rounds par gun por hour sooms t o bo S a t i s f a c t o r y p c ou ld bo c o n t i n u o d i n d e f i n i t e l y w i t h o u t . ' h o a t i n g under n o m a l v;oathor cona^Xions . , (3<-5, 6 0 7 t h Tanl: Dos t royor B a t t a l i o n .

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