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3t-. auk : will begin at 0630 h .
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At 2200 h. a conderence took plaice among the conunandors concerning
the Sbiba undertaking. Since Bn .Kuhn was a little late in reaching his assem-
bly area the attack was ordered for 0830 h.
The artillery will be committed as follows :
3 light Field howitzer batteries will occupy positions on the right
flank
3 heavy field howitzer and 1 gun battery have gone into position
in the hollow in front of the mine field .
Two flak combat detachments haste been attached to Gren .Brl.Kurzei .
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20 February 1943
The night passed quietly . Heavy'ground fog cut off the view in the morning hours .
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At 0827 Stukas,are requested from Pz .A01E Africa to fight/artillery positions
at 5372 . At 0830 h . the attack progresses as planned . the RecQn .Bn . covers
the right flank and reports that the area at 5354 is free of enemy .
The enemy , with considerable artillery, betins adjustment fire on
the advance march movements of the division .
At 1130 h . Kampfgruppe .Stenkhoff rexports that the advance 4 km
southeast of 57/71 makes only slow progress as the terrain is cut through by
deep Wadis . . Until now the march was accomplished without resistance . The 3d
Ba.,104th . Rgt. .advances only slowly yet heavy artillery and mortar fire . The 1st
.,104th Rgt . which fell into line at 0940 h . 2 km southeast of 55521
reached the hills of 620 toward 1140 h .
The Panzer Regt, reports that the terrain bobweon 5571 and dill 620LS-~~S37,
is impassable ; a scout patrol sent ahead in advance bocanA bog;od . Toward
1200 h . the 3d Bn ., 104 reached Hill 643 with its right flank. On the basis of
the report of 5th Pz .Rgt . the division couunander at 1230 h, decides as follows :
the thrust of the Pz .Rgt . with 1 battery . will tal:o place over ~~'jl - 6$ - b6
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