1942 - US Army Center Of Military History

[ 11 JANUARY 1945 ]
tack toward Noville, 101st A/B Div clears portion of
Bois Jacques. 4th Armd Div units, having passed
through 6th Armd Div, attack NE with elements of
101st A/B Div toward Bourcy but cease attack upon
order. III Corps continues attack, with greatest
progress on right (E) flank. On left flank, 6th Armd
Div furnishes fire support for neighboring VIII Corps
units and outposts N sector of line reached by 4th
Armd Div. Elements of 35th Div take Villers-la-
Bonne-Eau and high ground NW. Betlange falls to
6th Cav Sq and Harlange to 28th Cav Sq. One 90th
Div regt advances from Berle to heights overlooking
Doncols; another fights indecisively for Trentelhof
strongpoint. Elements of 26th Div reach high ground
SW of Winseler.
6th Army Group: In U.S. Seventh Army’s VI
Corps area, elements of 45th Div enter Althorn,
on left flank of Bitche salient, but are unable to
clear it. Otherwise, the salient is unchanged despite
continued fighting about its perimeter. On 79th
Div’s N flank, indecisive fighting occurs at Hatten;
bn of 315th Inf is committed there and 2d Bn, 242d
Inf, recalled; another bn of 315th assembles in Rittershoffen.
To S, enemy maintains Gambsheim
bridgehead. Elements of CCB, 12th Armd Div, are
virtually surrounded at Herrlisheim, but tanks sever
enemy lines in order to reinforce infantry within
the town.
ITALY—15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army’s
IV Corps area, 92d Div takes responsibility for
Serchio Valley sector. Ind 8th Div, less 17th Brig, is
placed in army reserve.
BURMA—In NCAC area, 114th Regt of Ch 38th
Div, which is to move around S end of Shweli Valley
and cut Namhkam–Namhpakka trail, crosses the
Shweli. U.S. 124th Cav, after delay at the Shweli because
of swollen waters, is assembled E of the river.
In Br Fourteenth Army’s 33 Corps area, Shwebo
falls under combined attacks of Br 2d and Ind 19th
Divs. Ind 20th Div takes Budalin after prolonged
struggle. In 4 Corps area, E African 28th Brig and
Lushai Brig are assisted by heavy air strike in Gangaw
area, where enemy is firmly entrenched.
CHINA—In effort to reopen the Canton–Hengyang
stretch of the Canton–Hankow RR, Japanese
move forward as quietly as possible about this time.
LUZON—In U.S. Sixth Army area, army reserve
begins landing. In XIV Corps area, 185th Inf of
40th Div takes Labrador while 160th pushes along
Highway 13 toward Aguilar, reaching Umanday
area. Because of gap developing between the two
regts, 108th Inf (less 3d Bn) is committed in Polong
area. 148th Inf, 37th Div, speeds inland to San
Carlos; elements continue to Army Beachhead Line.
One 129th Inf column moves without opposition to
Malisiqui, within 2 1/2 miles of Army Beachhead
Line, while another reaches Army Beachhead Line
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at Dumpay and maintains contact with 148th Inf.
In I Corps area, 6th Div drives S and SE to
Mapandan and vicinity of Santa Barbara. 43d Div’s
103d Inf takes San Jacinto without opposition and
pushes on toward Manoag and Hill 200; 169th and
172d Regts run into organized defense positions
on hills confronting them; 169th takes Hill 470
and drives on Hill 351 and 318; 172d Inf clears
Hill 385 and moves slowly toward Hill 351.
11 January
WESTERN EUROPE—21 Army Group: In Br
Second Army’s 30 Corps area, patrols of 6th A/B
Div reach St Hubert and make contact with U.S.
VIII Corps.
In U.S. Ninth Army’s XIX Corps area, 78th Div
finishes clearing hill positions overlooking Kall R.
In U.S. First Army’s VII Corps area, Laroche, in
84th Div sector, is cleared of enemy; 4th Cav Gp
patrol covers portion E of the Ourthe R. 83d Div
secures road junction on Bihain–Lomre road and
attacks Petite Langlir and Langlir. In XVIII Corps
(A/B) area, 75th Div takes up positions along Salm
R that were held by 82d A/B Div. 106th Div assumes
control of right of 30th Div zone.
12th Army Group: In U.S. Third Army’s VIII
Corps area, 87th Div’s 347th Inf finishes clearing
Haies-de-Tillet woods and occupies Bonnerue, Pironpre,
Vesqueville, and St Hubert, from which
enemy has withdrawn. Germans are also withdrawing
from 17th A/B Div zone in vicinity of Heropont,
Flamierge, Mande St Etienne, and Flamizoulle.
In III Corps area, Germans are retiring from
pocket SE of Bastogne. Elements of all divs of corps
are converging on Bras. 6th Armd Div takes over
sector E of Bastogne formerly held by 4th Armd Div
(VIII Corps); elements attack toward Bras, clearing
woods near Wardin. 35th Div gains additional
high ground in Lutrebois–Lutremange area. TF Fickett
clears Wantrange and attacks Tarchamps, then
moves into zone of TF Scott (mainly 26th Div units)
as it advances on Sonlez. TF Fickett reaches Sonlez
by midnight and makes contact with 80th Div. Elements
of TF Scott clear forest E of Harlange then, in
conjunction with TF Fickett, secure heights SW of
Sonlez. 90th Div overcomes resistance around Trentelhof,
cuts Bastogne–Wiltz road at Doncols, and
advances on Sonlez. 26th Div improves positions on
right flank of corps. In XII Corps area, 80th Div takes
Bockholz-sur-Sure and high ground S of Burden. 2d
Cav Gp clears Machtum, enemy’s last position W of
the Moselle.
6th Army Group: In U.S. Seventh Army’s VI
Corps area, 45th Div clears Althorn, at W of Bitche
salient, but falls back under enemy pressure in
Wildenguth–Saegmuhl–Reipertsweiler region;