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Tha march a:tI3Un'UlWll1rl()!dents"and spir1'h$ (tIthe ',men., ' i
. ad to X'iSSQfl they again, oQntaotwith the aUeI!W_ A:h: d'U$1t, ,the ba.ttQl:l.on. . " " i
again mowdou,t" croasingthe "'.elle at""r uto the br:Ldgeheada.:reG. by ;
thesNit$ ' I
ex,PerienQed;1noocupylngpoBltion, evon..1ntho mud.wrtich ha.$ 00,U80O; $OIOO d1tfla\llty 1ll" j
. . 'l;he ,p,ast. Noenell\Y' ,tlU)ocoupatlon. . be;btaliQl'l.,.raS'\.'Itn&d tt8 ' 1
otdiroet,, $l.lpP9MsOf. the; l.Qbh .ltegistr,atlo1'l by 'j
. .MurIJ "W':lng flash ranging :()b8'f>rver.. .
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" .,' ......' :r6giatrat1on Wfl8not pO$sibl$ until
the ..fOllo... . . '.. . I)gist,i"ation was .sn .aOMMl'li n 1It,i.ng. d:, tJ R 'bh . $bedo. anew soatol'" .t.6. the ea,t.
SinQ8Glll2llUJ1$.'ijio)1;o$piittld1tUl':OS are s'tr1otly oumUed; end: thG ,366th :D'A Bn loft two
"capturod i G8mnFlak 86, G-ennan guns behi.nd. the. batttll.:l.()nlooklif forvm:cd to .hooting :them.
;A lIa'btGl';1 1amannin$tlr1_.. a.nd:th"Jl'arem'\I'ed to a. mor., &u1tabl& .
podtiQi'i :'t>Ohind tho hlllto .our Ammunitionavallable hasele()tr10 .prithal'B anl1\
:t.,"h ' . . . ' f';iJ'itlg .,me6htm .IJO each .. 1must be ..ramon ..._. d ... . 'gun' "*' ... P,8f' .. OU.slon..... . . .. .... . . 1.lIlt ...... .d
type.' No"fitillgt :of! ol:'ganio.Weapons 1s done until .a Novel\'l.b$l'.. whilnElnother .. ; .
,.ifl oOIilp'J;e'be4i . Mies:totuJ.. l. rounds 23. .' . '. .
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dwring thQd&q.V:1.s1btl:Ltw Wf).1 ' v'r.Y .pOOI". 4tl200 . ,,(
, hours ,th. were inpo"iti
OZl
and tire.. .. .8upar'l.erio$d, lUI mo'IT1.US . ,
these gunu and pJ"(:)parbg thClml :for . The a8'. werereg1atel'ed. and used .to:r:m.:t.aa10llJ' l
duri:Jg the l"Gmli1nde.r of' th!t "'81_ Moat. 01 tho mMd;ona were ot a. .b.atrb.s's1na '.. I
organio wapona ,:were :f'1)1od. " I
n " ' " 88,1,. .+5, 162. . I.' , .i .,1
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2"*'Phf4 liJ1'l.took:. o;tthe oste. , "
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a..ttexy stGiYod "t the gUll.$li!.S vms "till .
our ,l!'lC. OurQ:r.. WGxoe QJl' ' 1
:J.90() S.2. wont to thq lQ'bh CPta .'.
pfJp.tU,ns DUl"'ingtl!.Qugh'bapprQ;:i.tna:bely 225 ,.
'Qt 01" the 46th FA \Wuione bllt ' (lJ). . . ':
ct_., .. 'bhre.o valuales: ...
. looatod. 1ntht 'Md,' $outh"Verdun ,tol'ta. I
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:1.n 0000. 11.'1:;0100"8 ' :n,.,tteX7l'i:red7G rou'nds' o;t'
propoSe.ncila ,helle into. :t.he SQQtQr'OOQ\Wted Jlald tho 45thFGrlrQ/:$$ ..
. J)uring 'bIle day .te;rgets of tn()lude(l cm__. .
:. .. . .w4. lhi'antr,,'ol'lll1ng' iCQrqountei"...e.tt$oka. .
; ()ond.,sttngof
" udd:l.tion; 110 tigh'l}Eilr bombf),r,IJ .'was 'i;ho D:i.'lf:J.4:tOll $E,aQ'bor.MiI1l$li.oW/ Wtho :
., ao 's 1'hG$$: W,QtlP()1li4 'ho,'Q. vt)tw !
td.1tJlai,G:Nf_ . 10th'
: a&ourad. :/Lt ....Jlllck:sqnWtU,t ' f;Jont- . a batta.liOn.pOQ.l1:M.on area. .Ut
. j -(.he .rlefiUWQr:: ''bathe 't;'aa-l;ithat
.po$itionwa,Gj.'lQode4,f.tomn. theS.tUe laver.
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. the movement. tookov&:Il' qfthe
'''Ei.ts t",EWi, on' to, '......... .19 milEi", wer0 coV'eredmo'lTing to the newarf')-I!t and :tllle
:lattallol):urive . at 1545. Tbe,tw8 88 t D. ware left behind and the 244th. Jr!,:Qn
't'lilloo:rter:at'.'bW:lbham.SOf't muddygoUnd presonted. $lome dificu1-hiasin going. into :thiS.'
". 'Jif)W posit:Lon"bu1f 9:t 1800 all ,guns were laid and ready to f\ire.A high. burst :t"egilstration .
'was .oonducted with, doing,tha firing. UlvisionArtUllitry ordered the bai;ltalion ,
", ..sa,.l,e.,ot, new.. ,.,.,.lanard pOsitions."... 80.' a. p.ar.ty.. .. bl of 'b.he ASS't, .. 8-3 ro.oo.ll:llOit,:,
... a.I."'.ld. .. ' .. .. '. .. 1;b. FD ...0 la.. r.6 ........... FAre,B. .'11..n 11 .t.h.,.e, or." t.oo,' .. .. t., 9,.,' ..11 . . ...1,"OQ. , and'" . C. .' art ... ...0.im.a.l ..t ..... niI1,' .ed.. .. 'I:; 0,.90,rdi.n.'.'.a . a.. .. iJ1. ".' .1.ill.,SS .....
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,.red in the ofPagn;y-les(J.oin and Vigny. Positions were selected, but the' , "
,again. 36missiona" roun(l.s_ fired
the,: daly. . .
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Di'lt:isj.on Artillery ordet'ed Ii complete'reooIU'JAbaan.oe in thri,vioinitiyo .. l.tf-
Goin., in p,:rreparat1on',tor a :move 8,S aspouible. 'i'At 1205'hll:e pa.r'!:w
le.f:t,t'oJ'<Pagny:...LasiOiOGom andse16o'tjadsoma they were' Qons1<lEjJ'- .
edaatid'aotorY .. tY,to ,the 10,th.,' .. SurveJy WIts .
initlai:led'.:but>themovcment was oall.d .off> O:nd PIil!"i;y' to tke
Oheminat. Tb.e1412SP .155 gu:utfoln
,attached. ; 'to' 'Fha ,:g;sth FA Brl." wo./ilmoved i t8 location with the 21stF'A,p#- into the, ., e"
':QatteryEirea. The gunwil,'l l'1owbemoro 'readi;Lya.,,-ailabl,e'toengagEl "llI.rly d.irect i'ire '
',targets'that maybe 'confronted in thefutuJre,,. Numerou$;'b'bserved't.. were,tak:en. .'
. under:'.fire the'day!! rGl>orte,4 .,one ,qne .
dama.ged._ Ha:l'lOtssl.tlg :missions 'were .f'r'Otlt dur,l.rlgthe n1g:ht. 31m1"18#ons"
'632 rouilds .' , . '",' ','
12 .November .3.944 :
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.[,hebattialio11. remained in pos i ti011 tod'ay oombatting not only the enemy but the mUd.
. .of'th<;l-'howiturbatteries. liVe '. undeJ' deplora.ble cond;i '
'i;nasmuch as fElW'buUdingsa:r&' found in their gun 'position llI,rea8,. WIii'b,,:J:' '
Mdthe.pleeea must heplt:t1tsed. onp1t1li-Q:f'ofOitl:1II to keep'them in pos!tiQi'J. and tiring. No,
oounterba:etel,7is reoeived :tusp1teo theaot tl1.a:t.:theenemy' s artille.t'y ;ls'
ThaFDO ia,a8'usual. in a ",;1nacel,l.ilr;"'.tor whioh is
Movement of'vehicle8in the battaHona.rOlil.is alIl1o.timpossible because of'tlie:':jt,o:t;
ground
lli
14orale is,$Upari$il'; arid
13 November 'lS44
. beg1nni1lg .afterdayiight on. order from Divisio,n.A.rtillery, .,
to vicinity, of P.gn;v:.. ws.s;recoD.l,oi tered two days'p,raViotts'ly. . ;,.
mont was,'s.cOliIlll)?lis'hed withouttnctden.t.. lJiatlUlt marohed Smiles.. IhvbteriE)s mo'Vod .., . . .
1ndJ:vidual;v.andthe ba.ttal1on oont1rllloualy' $Uppol'ted loth Infw-Grydliring the disPff,llce...
: 'tnont. '.M! in ,thalastpos.lt1on, the soft ground i; a serious hi.nderance.", .
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howit:;ers,must be' hauled' out of the. mud and replaoed on improvised p'la;tforms,.'
- 1'he, town,'PO;w' . previous TOTe $.nd otharf:i,r1ng. '. Not as1nglle'
ohurch. steeple tiltsllt a, of the
,', vil'lagfi)sps.s'sed thrOugh"reoently shOW signs of beavy,;fight:i.ng, some .
,.'The"numbjt', Df";i:iargets a'V'aila.bletoday ijg;rlllatlyincreased. $sthe
: hurr1edl.y';l"tmnlna;,through"kthe ga.ple1't betw6enthe foroes Of thoU I
. and. our!o-ymdivifJion,.lllrxetn;Y.'a.rtllla17:);.aoking fir\lls ,()l,);. the.
.. artillery lItreas. . ' F<lirts '.
, YlIIo;t to,thenorth I only-desultorily,' and "Eha 6th
, OCElprobaply pl"es8ntedalJ,;f1rtea.n.da.rtill'9tt tar'get to has been.ee11 in th1s waf.
:.They'movefi along a road utLd8r d'!lreot fort,." The anemy(llVidantlr :\.1 .
, . m:thdravd.llg . While in this ...
G.GarrG1. ,fQrmel", 13attallon QQlntnander 46th F1I.13n(tl:l,f;))l 2d an.
l.9thFA Bnl;paid.theOP a round,' 639. . .
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9bsorve,d tewb. Shertl.y atter, tho 9:r.gan....
i2!liId, Qi'.B'at;!;ery ":All. lushod'" Ilri'liIo;aer in. a !'oxhole ip. the ar.ea, . "Wo1;d;l,
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our:t!.nJa. c.n4th\, tUi)lh ttl!. nS
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. t:;oQCl trCOPI ",_l.:bll1fatho !\ltlUty f;,utth_ U'I:l$I'RI>'t.s,
tJ.tt our' .. . . W"'il
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.. m.ot":tlOi!t: \l'J.\"4Vf"led 6' m'lolU." .... but. 1i.b$ . .'
to):"itas ,'lihe J;IQild.M.ono., Ili.l.d isptkritfCl ot .
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1)ron1oua f;Uld butldu1P ;tIM ohm."'oh 'to 'bh. j;D ' ,
acep'U. f'or thi IfWQpl.fI. 'l,!'d;J.i.oh $ J::tii.12' v16w Q,e t hiil $o'!.lth 01' l.to'DI" '11!}lll!Jt'll;'
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. reli,\onna;Lssant)o. to. the ,e.s;', ordel'Eld. Al'ee.. found 111 of );leux, and Be:bt'al1on
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,isplacf) ,1;n generta.l JiupPQrtof95th Infantry P1vb1on.fll;QW ccouppying, podtiOl'l$ a.long
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Hied frQm .AuO$1"v;i.lle to 'a.rt:I"q Sur . fira.uc.

as Nov_ber 1944
aeeoxwaiss.noe party left to l'ooonnoiter POsi'ulons 1n viQinity hrvip:! le$ B.a.vUltt
and Stonoourt. "i:;onooUl'ii proved aa"tii4ltaetQ1"Y, but M4 to get out 1-.
front Qt InfantX"Y to find podti.ona. :NQ, fir1n/S.,
,
Reoo.JJ:U:il,9.hsa.n.o,eparty leave. at OtSOO'tiQ piok pOsitions 1:t'l. vioinity . $uzliIJil,D.es hrm, i
'l'he found to'bosu1ta.ble.' an !., plAns are made to. it 1;oo!nediat,ly. fhedtuat10X1. <i
1$ an one" in contaot, Ql' infantry (at :an, lnf) iD1l.
the -.no. iii. Qomplcrtie d4:vi.1.Qlt artillory leu OM batta.lion to'" 5UPpOlt'to b..ttali.Ql'l.
be.au$. dax-mos$ $etsb too :1"1.61:1, but 90 rQunda of harltillJing i1'a18 firod,
inau]?port of' the 9{5th Infantry Din$ton. !the $...'2 vidta 'bhe of one. of the d1;rI!lC)tsupPQrt.
battal1ona; 11'4 lin) W d.,torl1J.:!.o 9t. :tihe1ia.p1.dq moving situa.tion.,
positi.on i.s in -bhe :ntidst 9:tthe .l'l'enob. lVIaginot Una, and oonorete fCllrtUj,oations are found
.Qn every I!ItrategiQ pa.eoQ otgro.. 'l'hnenw- tltV1dontl..y. has this lill.'Le
of wel,l .,ted :fort'll. and rlll,p1.d progx-ef!i 1smA4.eby the ,95th Divisiol:t
t
s378th.
wd negimenita. 1n ap1teof .,. rew none Qi' wh1eh
are cQ'Vered. by' 150Qd d.efen.;tve t'5.1'''. cst li\.l.l -tw:P " .
minea ... anti. m;t.ne$ type.. Ua1ito:ry lilA' el.t>.1m.$ 'bWfl pruonerlil. .
wh9 ha'V. been .rw Qt 1;h. Q:.riilanS., A oamp miles north (Jr. QUI'
hilS 'beQ. 11'be:t'at.d th.e :Ruu1a.n. 801.I114r$.,re the oountryside in sel1l;tQh'
of food,. .ireq"i1entlr $a.lutin; :MiuS,Qn$ 1., 1'o-unda 90. . ' .
a, Nonmb.er 1944
'.' Re.0lU:l.ldsl>8,nee is thelll.QX'll1.g to move, to PQ.it;i.0_ ;i.;n 'Vi04.ntty .f), Zj.mmj.ng., Gua,
in 'V1oird.ty p. and iii. ,,'p1ok_ in. the 41'''''.0
housed ths(i}f'tioel"e of -bhefrenoh tMt of' the ,Maginot NlJ "\
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28 November 1944 ,
ina....... .
1st .hd ;1: d4.Y sp.e.nt .QleliUlh .. and.. .. 133Q, lloul"f), d.rl"B .. .... 1i1
W$l!e v@d tQ' cl,is.sQl.vo t.m:4J.(tl"oupement c,o.nds,'#ing (). .'. \h.. d'Bn an,d 50th. FA lSn under
OQ.tl'lmtU1d dLtOol J:r1l%l1&ell. and. m:oft.tlte battal:h>n . .t"l!s. ''I.i,n tlvi Qii;;Yo" Met;.
'.l'hese haA 1iIev.nal c:taYf!p1"0viouslYfI! A.t t5 mile ma.l"c:h
t.o Metz began. Positions. were oocupiod. and no irinlf_a done -l:;ha.t nieht. ' .
Ml. .PJfElflerUfTJ:joUJ -c 9JlJII1OCnqcst. I. : .
29 lovem'ht!ll" 1;9.4
. . At 1400 hours batta.iion a series oun.obser'lfed he.ra.ssing (lVlDC) en fG"h, \
.. ).trli!J''into, day. Fort FOrt;r-el'H3 . .. 1)
rQ!;r1f:le <tii-1bl/.r <it ..
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