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reoeive the order that the envzV in front of R the 5th Dn.Dorsagliori is
to - be'throym bask to the 'pass ciatranoo,
At 0x930 -the 33d Roo,Ur6 raporta 25 enemy tanka a=in from tlio great,
advanoing 4" lqu' north Of- our ponitiaxt (point 732 (An-6) . On the basis of thin .
report 'on the new onegr group Ps. aron #Rgt,Afrii4a rooeivoo the order to with-
draw 1 , bnttaiion and - put it in line north of the trail on a line fIth bhe
Corps diP." . l1eaionr-protection of the deep north flank (P ,2),
' The`rogimnt reports by telephone that it is under very atrong
artillery fire, that to detach one battalion,is pocaible only at the risk
fQ.a.t"
Qr he4v.VIlosnae,' ",the line. rowhed oannot be dxtendecl held -with one batter.
lion only . Thereupart the order to repealynd . The artillery regroups according
VO l the * ohanGed situation* .
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.`; . :' In . the moefiios pressure S . the front of the 5th Bn,Barsaglieri has bean
eased . by * .a tank attack of our'om, (Anw7, $) , Armorcsd Bn.Stotten roponto that
x" ont (3.5 ku in . front of the 5th Bn.Beraagliari)) tanks and
Ifatitry are in poeiti " ~; battalion in under strong artillo~y fire ; it'
is impoeslblo to advanoo farther (Anr9. 10),
Therefore at 1245 hr it reoelvos the order xdc to vrithdraw to the position
,of the 9tsh Dn.Borgagliari (p.3) and to raaain in position there as rosorvn
of the battalion,
Rae.Da. - ropartd that the . onmq group north of point
has been by
7"Mpid'Y 'reinforood Matt 100 motor vihiolea, including 40 tanks
(An.II;' An q 12 p.4 )* RaV~er the enfW group docrz not advance a ainat the
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D,*A,;% in the ecftarnoon (An.13,45),
vohiolea drive from Aou
Rhanen to the northeast in the direction of the advance route of the 10th Pa .
Die, j the division is informed of the foot (A . O. K. also) P.5, P .6)
During the noon hours the Pz.tlren.Rgt.A£rica'IA"-aC,.ain under heavy