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General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

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GO 70<br />

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As they charged up the hill on the Par side, the pillboxes opened up with devastating<br />

cross-fire. Mortar and artillery fire had v&y little etlect on these concrete<br />

and steel structures, but direet-fire meagous had widened the embrasures.<br />

Special assault groups crawled close to the pillboxes and burned the enemy out<br />

with &me throwers, while, in others, they were forced out by accurate rille fire<br />

and the use of hand grenades. Slowly the strong paints iu the line were reduced<br />

and, by. nightfall, the objective of the battalion had been secured. Though<br />

casualties suffered by the nt(nekers were many, they exhibited unexcelled individual<br />

courage in aceornnlishin~ this dimcult missiqn. The hriiiinnt success<br />

achieved was made possible by n display of courage and gallantry which dlstinmishe6<br />

all participants. (Generel <strong>Orders</strong> 200, Headquarters 30th Infantry<br />

Division. 20 October 1945.)<br />

Bn omm OF ~ ae ~ecm~a~s'om Was:<br />

Omora~: DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER<br />

EDWARD F. WITSELL Chief of Staft<br />

Hafor meraa<br />

The Adjutant <strong>General</strong><br />

AGO 98U-July 705550"-46

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