1942 - US Army Center Of Military History

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at Wolfsoelden. 10th Armd Div begins to withdraw
its Crailsheim salient in compliance with army order
and starts concentration in 63d Div zone.
In Fr 1st Army area, 2d Corps expands bridgehead
S of the Enz and to right reaches Neuenburg
and Dobel plateau. Valluy Groupement breaks
through enemy defenses S of Karlsruhe. DA ALPS
opens assault on l’Aution, commanding terrain in
Alpes Maritimes province.
ITALY—15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army
area, 92d Div enters Massa, from which enemy has
withdrawn.
In Br Eighth Army’s Pol 2 Corps area, 3d Carpathian
Div presses forward from the Senio toward
the Santerno to left of 5 Corps, taking Solarolo and
reaching Lugo Canal. In 5 Corps area, NZ 2d and
Ind 8th Divs attack toward the Santerno. 78th Div
force crosses the Senio between the two at Cotignola.
56th Div begins overland and amphibious operations
toward Bastia in flooded coastal area. 167th
Brig advances along the Reno while 169th, reinf by
40th (Royal Marine) Cdo, moves by water toward
Menate, threatening enemy from rear.
BURMA—In Br Fourteenth Army’s 4 Corps
area, columns of Ind 17th Div and 255th Tank Brig
converge on Pyawbwe and with air assistance capture
this key point on Mandalay–Rangoon railway.
LUZON—In U.S. Sixth Army area, RCT 158,
after securing Legaspi area, begins rcn of islands
in Albay Gulf and prepares to send elements to
help AT Co in San Francisco area. In I Corps’
Baguio area, Sablan–Salat region is cleared as Cos
E and F of 129th Inf, 37th Div, establish contact
with Co G in advanced position. 3d Bn begins assault
up Three Peaks and gets to within 100 yards
of top. 27th Inf, 25th Div, gives 1st Bn task of continuing
offensive for Mt Myoko and withdraws 3d
Bn into reserve. Salacsac Pass No. 2 falls to 128th
Inf of 32d Div, concluding prolonged and costly
battle for this gateway to Cagayan Valley. In XI
Corps area, 63d Inf of 6th Div, having suspended
ground attacks on Mt Mataba for several days
while enemy positions there were being neutralized,
renews assault and gets elements to the summit, but
Japanese continue to defend positions on this feature
for the next week. XIV Corps columns drive to
coast at Lamon Bay, sealing off Japanese forces in
the Bicols. Elements of 1st Cav Div take Mauban
while units of 11th A /B Div seize Atimonan.
S PHILIPPINES—In U.S. Eighth Army area,
Gen Suzuki is lost at sea while withdrawing from
Cebu toward Mindanao. Hill 26 on Cebu falls to
elements of 132d Inf. Co E, 182d, rejoins regiment
after clearing Hill 20 in conjunction with guerrilla
forces. On Negros, 160th Inf is pinned down by
heavy fire at foot of Dolan Hill and for next few
days reconnoiters extensively. In preparation for
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amphibious assault on Bohol, advance party of 3d
Bn, 164th Inf, lands at Tagbilaran to secure guides.
RYUKYU Is.—3d Bn of 105th Inf, 27th Div,
under command of Eastern Islands Attack and
Fire Support Group (TG 51.19), lands on Tsugen
Shima after preparatory aerial and naval gunfire
bombardment and begins search for isolated enemy
groups.
In U.S. Tenth Army’s III Amphib Corps area on
Okinawa, 29th Marines of 6th Mar Div is enveloping
Japanese positions on Yae-Take hill mass,
Motobu Peninsula. Some elements reach Toguchi,
on coast NW of Yae-Take, and others are at Itomi,
NE of Yae-Take. In XXIV Corps area, 96th Div,
with unusually heavy fire support, attacks with 2
regts, 383d and 381st, toward Kakazu Ridge; gains
positions on it in costly fighting but is unable to
drive enemy off. 7th Div makes limited progress in
region to E, 184th Inf consolidating and 32d pressing
toward Ouki.
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WESTERN EUROPE—21 Army Group: In Cdn
First Army’s Cdn 2 Corps area, Cdn 1st Div attacks
W across Ijssel R toward Apeldoorn while
rest of corps continues northward on broad front.
Pol 1st Armd Div, now operating to right of Cdn
2d Div, employs motorized elements in pursuit of
enemy.
In Br Second Army area, 30 Corps makes steady
progress toward Bremen. In 12 Corps area, some
53d Div elements cross Leine R at Westen but
others are held up in Rethem area. 8 Corps gets
forward elements to Aller R line near Celle.
12th Army Group: In U.S. Ninth Army’s XIII
Corps area, 5th Armd Div continues toward the
Elbe: CCR columns reach Ohrdorf, SE of Wittingen,
and Rohrberg; CCA, to right, reaches Poritz,
W of Bismark. 84th Div starts toward the Elbe in
left sector of corps zone, leaving 335th Inf in Hannover
as corps reserve. In right sector of corps, forward
elements of 102d Div reach the Leine near Pattensen,
S of Hannover. In XIX Corps area, advance
elements of CCB, 2d Armd Div, in record
drive of 57 miles, reach the Elbe S of Magdeburg.
CCA gets columns to Wolfenbuettel, Schoppenstedt,
and Immendorf area. At 0200, 30th Div begins assault
across Fuhse Canal W of Braunschweig with
RCT’s 117 and 120. RCT 117 seizes airfield SW of
Braunschweig and enters W part of city. RCT 120
takes rail bridge over the Oker SE of the city and
blocks eastern exits; cavalry units, driving through
5th Armd Div zone, block N and NE exits. 329th
Inf, 83d Div, clears Halberstadt and Groeningen;
330th and reformed TF Biddle are clearing large
wooded area to right. In XVI Corps area, 75th Div,
employing 289th, 290th, 291st, and 320th Regts during
course of the day, reaches the Ruhr at Witten