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Leghorn to the central sector north of
Florence, and tying down enemy units
that otherwise might move against the
II Corps. That was all the corps could
hope to accomplish, for after losing the
6th South African Armoured Division
and the 1st Armored Division's CCB to
army control, the corps had a strength
of little more than a reinforced division.
The Persannel Problem
In mid-October the prospect loomed
ever larger that un redeemed battle
INDIAN INFANTRY IN NORTHERN APENNINES
losses would ultimately bring both the
Fifth and Eighth armies to a halt.
During the six days from 10 through
15 October, for example, the four
infantry divisions of the II Corps sustained
2,491 casualties. When combined
with even larger losses of the first nine
days of the month, the prospects for
the future were disturbing. While some
of the losses could be made up by men
returning to duty from hospitals and by
replacements trickling into the theater,
the theater's replacement pool that had
served so well since the beginning of