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UNIT REPORT N0. 5 From: 010001 Nov 1944. To : 302400 Nov 1944. |
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Hq., 28th Inf. Div., |
2. OWN SITUATION
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Front lines: (See attached overlays - Annex #1).
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Location of troops, command posts boundaries, etc: (See attached overlays Annex #1).
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Location of adjacent units and supporting troops: (See attached overlays Annex #1).
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Our operations for the period (By dates):
1 November 1944
Regiments patrolled aggressively in respective zones of action and completed preparations for attack 020900A November.
2 November 1944
Division began attack at 020900A after one hour of heavy artillery preparation. 109th Infantry advanced to its objective on the left, encountering light enemy resistance. Progress on its right was slow due to heavy artillery, mortar, and small arms fire, mine fields, and wire barricades. 110th Infantry advanced against strong enemy fire and fortified positions. 2d Battalion, 112th Infantry with attached Tank Company captured VOSSENACK, its objective, meeting light enemy resistance. 1st Battalion advanced against heavy enemy fire and defended positions. 3d Battalion prepared to assist 1st and 2d Battalions against counterattack. Division operation was successful and placed units in position for future action. Total number of prisoners taken during this period exceeded 300.
2 November
3 November 1944
109th Infantry repulsed counterattack and made preparations to continue the attack at 040700A. 110th Infantry continued operations against strongly fortified positions. Made preparations to flank the position and continue the attack. 112th Infantry: 3d Battalion continued attack and entered SCHMIDT, meeting light enemy resistance, 1st Battalion advanced on its objective, KOMMERSCHHEIDT. Due to lack of road and to difficult terrain only foot troops and three (3) tanks crossed the KALL River valley this day. 2d Battalion remained in position East of VOSSENACK.
3 November
4 November 1944
109th Infantry continued to make slow progress against strong resistance moving Northeast across GERMETER-HURTGEN road. 110th Infantry continued operations against strongly fortified positions and made preparations to clean out pockets created by flanking movement of 1st Battalion. 112th Infantry received strong counterattack executed by tanks and infantry that resulted in 3d Battalion withdrawing to position of 1st Battalion at KOMMERSCHEIDT. Attached tanks destroyed approximately four enemy tanks. Later in day strong counterattacks repulsed with help of air support which claimed three enemy tanks destroyed.
4 November
