Cassino to the Alps - US Army Center Of Military History
Cassino to the Alps - US Army Center Of Military History
Cassino to the Alps - US Army Center Of Military History
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198 CASSINO TO THE ALPS<br />
AMERICAN INFANTRYMEN ADVANCING ALONG HIGHWAY 6 TOWARD ROME<br />
bre;lkthrough at Valmon<strong>to</strong>ne \\'as <strong>to</strong> be<br />
contained. 4;'<br />
To General von Vietinghofl, COlllmander<br />
or <strong>the</strong> Tenth <strong>Army</strong> \\ithdr;l\Iing<br />
bdilre <strong>the</strong> British Eighth <strong>Army</strong>, Kesselring<br />
insisted that <strong>the</strong> XIV Panzn<br />
", Teiewll, AOK ]U CIS with Colollel Ikelit / , 08<br />
SUPllwfs/ OpllS <strong>Of</strong>fice r. 0 III :;r,B .Iun 44, in AOK IU,<br />
lu KTR Nr. 7, Anla{!;f 20 , 1-:, .Iun 44, AOK 10 Doc.<br />
Nr. 55291J2; Telecoll, CIS AOK ]U ",lOR 511('(lw(I/,<br />
Ol1220B .Iun 44 , AOK /0 Do(. NT. 5529112; :-ISS<br />
# T -I b (Westphal d fll.) and C-O(;4 (Kesscirinf!;). enless<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rwise indit:aled this scnion is based upon<br />
t h("s(" referc nces.<br />
Cmps counterattack <strong>the</strong> Idi fbnk of <strong>the</strong><br />
Fifth Anm's II Corps, no\l Ix'ginning<br />
<strong>to</strong> mo"c up High\\ay 6. Vielinghoff<br />
responded emphatically that he had<br />
neit her sufficient I mops nor amm unition<br />
fill' a countcratt;lCk of al1\ kind.<br />
The entire XIV Pam.1T emj).\, fill: e";llllpic,<br />
h;](1 onh ftHlrteen combat-reach<br />
tanks. Kesselring reluct;mth <strong>to</strong>ok him<br />
at his \nlrd and both commanders had<br />
<strong>to</strong> accept <strong>the</strong> bet that Rome would<br />
SOO]} be lost. During <strong>the</strong> night of 2<br />
June, Vietinghoff ordered his Tel/lh<br />
<strong>Army</strong> <strong>to</strong> break COIlt;lct \Iith <strong>the</strong> British
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