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Report of 02!ati 1 II CwrpsZ 2 Nor 1943 (Contlnuoa , . indioated that tho .en=W had broken throudi thoao positions . Tho artillery of 9th Division, however, by marching continuously for four days and nights in the last stages of thoir march from CASLBL'd4M, arrived in the THaLA area and had ease into supporting positions of the 26th Anaored Brigade by_daylight. Orders from Brigadier Nichoison wore received to hold the positions of thO 26th . Arraorod Brigade at all costs . 11..'-To relieve the situation confronting CC"B" and the 26th lmored 'Brigade, the 16th Infantry launched a counterattack in the vicinity of BOU DRIBS and eloarod BOU_ DRIES of the onemy . This counterattack and the sudden incrciaso in artillery fire caused by the arrival. of the 9th Division Artillery, can0ud the ar10W to pull back bofofo his line of rotruat through the pass was cut behind him, At 1915 hours on the 22nd, the unomy began a gonoral withdraual'tcwards the pass . artillary concentrations harassed his movement through the pass by" interdiction fire throughout the night, l2 . CC"An moved from BOU CI3EBKI, to MIIDR.1 during the night 22-23 . From the 23rd of February to the 25th -of February, the unumy continued his withdrawal from tho L1SSBRIHE bowlp leaving many mines and booby traps . Patrols wore pushod out to maintain contact . By daylight on the 24th howovar, CC"B" had' lost contact with the uncmy. Fires wuru obsurvod in K;.SSMINE and FMIM1 during ths night 24-25 February . By the 25th, CC"B" and the 26th :.rawred Brigade had regained control of the high ground north and south of the pass and by 13u8 hours the Roconnaiasanco Comparw of the 13th Armored Regiment entorod the pass. The advance of the forward ularwnts ryas greatly hanged by rAnes . 13 . During the period 26 February to 16 11areh in complianeu with First IMI Operations Instruction Number 19, dated 24 Fub:uary 1943, II Corps roorgan- -izod and consolidated its positions alonf the 1t1MTCRIl DOM.LE with the 34th Infantry Division on the north, the 9th nfantry Division on the south, and the let Lrmorod Division in a position of readiness on the south flank . The 1st Infantry Division began its concentration in the BOU CHM A area . SECTION V - iLD1'ZMISTR'.TIVE 1. Status of 'strength - .lppundix »:." . 2, Casualties and prisonara - :appendix "B" 3 . Ruplacemunts - :.ppcmdix "C" . 4. Lvacuation - ;,ppundix "D" . For the Corauanding duneral:
S R-!`.- APPENDIX "A" TO REPORT ON OP"~MTIO3S,--HEADQUARTMS II CORPS, 2 MAY 1943 . Status of Strength of Cormnand by Division and Separate Units on 1 January oron date they came under II Corps control. Headquarters II Corps Headquarters Company, II Corps 202d M.P. Co . 1st Armd. Div . (-2 Bns .) xq & Hq Co., 1st Armd Div. 81st Rcn Bn . Serv o Co., 1st Armd. 141st Signal Co. Div. 16th Armd . Engr. Bn. 47th Armd. lied. Bn. lst Armd. Maint . Bn. 1st Arad. Sup . Ba. (-CO B) Hq . 13th Armd. Rogt. Rcn . Co., lath Armd. Rogt . 1st Bn., 13th Arnd. Refit. 2d Bn., 13th Armd. Regt. Surv. Co., 13th Armd . Refit . Maint . Co., 13th Armd. Regt . 2nd Bn., 1st Armd. Rogt . 3d Bn., lat Armd. Ragt. Rcn. Co., 1st Armd. Rogt . Maint. Ca ., 1st Armd . Refit. Servo Co., 1st Anad . Refit. 1st Bn., 6th Armd . Inf. 2d Bn., 6th Acmd . Inf. 3d Bn ., 6th Armd . Inf. Hq. Co ., 6th Armd. Inf . Servo Co., 6th Armd . Inf. . r 27th Annd. - F.A. Bn. 91st sand. F .A . Bn . 68th Ar~ad . F.A. Bn. t-Train . Hq do Hq Co . ,- l.at Armed. Div . Canpon Co., 39th InfantrY 5th F.A . Bn. . 601st T .D. Bn. (-1 Co .) 703tst T.D. Bn . (-Coa . B do Dots) lat -Bn., 213th C.A . 106th C .A. Bn. 4434 C .A. Bn. 26th inf. (--3d Bn.) . 33,4 F.A. BYI~ , Co. C, 1st $W. Bn. (1 Plat) CPAt'C, lot Hed . 1st Rcn . Troop Bn. --- i <strong>Of</strong>f . WO ANC EM Total 70 13 83 7 2 420 429 h 178 182 65 10 - 206 281 43 1 726 " 770 7 1 244 ' 2.52 6 2 167 175 44 2 655' 701 43 2 281 326 38 12 864 914 11 1 220 232 8 170 178 2 187 189 27 2 393 422 20 1 468 489 6 1 159 166 4 1 108 113 27 2 590 619 27 2 590 619 9 193 202 7 181 188 2 184 191 24 535 559 23 1 627 651 6 78 84 16 2 125 153 6 3 142 - 151 34 1 629 664 40 3 - 702 . 745 37 3 696 736 12 135 147 5 117 " 122 22 2 608 632 30 509 539 23 370 393 37 - 683 720 35 807 842 35 807 842 109 5 2047 2161 25 2 480 507 1 - 48 49 3 '' 107 110 9 ' 170 179 LiI4r. 1-~ .~
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18 1 st Armored Division, Report of
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OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTION ) s NUMBER
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81 Rcn Bn will shift its main force
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Field Order : Dictated . by General
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19 Combat Command B, 1 st Armored D
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