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INCLOSURE
NO
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REPORT
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From: 0700
hours
8
NoveCml1)(e1r
-12
.:
To
:
1800 hoiurs
10
Novcmber
/+2
Unit
:
IIq
&
IHq
BtryX,
1st
lnf
Div
Arby
D
nte
:
16
November
4.2
P:.
ace:
Farm
Amnat
(Coordinates
IB
61.52-71*55)
Map:
G3S
1252,
Al1,eria
1:50,000,
Sheets 0-F-A-E.
1,
*
E11VY0
a.
Unit
not
:..n
contactl
with.
enemy,
b.
No
re ort.
C.
:llnlr.;
ir--:i.i l.cc
to
:.s;..n.lt
vc:k
imd
sporadic;
twlo
strong-
p)oints
resis ted
.fir: ily
I l
.
ordered. to
surrender;
enely
coasal;
baltteries
ailndi
f:ield
arti
1-.Iry
p.rt:;cul;
n.y
effecttive
Lith
a
lli.fini-mua
of
ijii-m1runition
expe"nided,'.
d.
.l:.ticmy
s.t,ren,
Ithi
rliate'i,:l
.me-ns,
and.
moraie.
se(cond(.r:y.
lie
)o0
(:l. l.l}y
ad
nowlvdc;
of
o1W
si. uatiol.
}but
was
surprised
comlc :1JVtely
at
 I-I 1
lourr,
e.*
A.1.l
1
,ct(l;ors
in.lic.ae
L;1;t1
th;11
(.ncimy
did
not
rml ke
fu:l.l
u
se
of
time,
terr:.:in
1and
diposi tLons
for
defernsc,
2.O
:T
,2,
011
AiTATION.
a1
See
.1,-;, .(chc1(:d.
overllnay.
)
P
: '
at
"ch"
o
.
ov
erl
ay.
1)
CP
at
II l
,our l:
1-.l
UL
Colcnel
Will:i.al
,
W;.l;ates
Acting
Arti]
1.ry
'Coremndrcler.
 2)
Act:ilng
Divirs,;.
on
Arti.
::.1
ry
Commulr -nder
:..f.(,
.-
t,
051/.0,
8
Novem-
ber
4t2.
(2)
CP
opened
T
ourville
n7.15
8
NTov(llr
1.
3
of:iers
and
9
 11i]
riT( d
Ilen,
(1,
)
CP
w.;i.
h
Di
.v.jisi:on
rear
CP
alboard
1Li,:S
Il,
cl..osed
0(830;
.. i. ...
elciaent,
3
ofnI
( d:.,
21
enlstd
men
jOin.d
O
: -t
Tourvili].e
0900,
 
 
(5)
Brigadier
General
Andrus
with
4
officers,
staff,
arrived
CP
1109 and
resumed
command
of
1st
lnfantry
Division
Artillexy
until
that
time
Assistant
Division
Commander).
 6)
Advance
CP
opened
Renan
0815,
9
November
(7)
CP
closed
Tourville
1430,
9
November
..-- .)
Advance
CP
joined
advance
CP
1st
Division
briefly
at
Fleurus
at
0830,
10
November,
at
Assi
Bou
Nif
at
about
0900 and
finally
at
the
farm
St.
Jean
de
Baptiste
0930.
(9)
CP
closed
at
Renan
1200,
10 November
42.
CP
personnel
from
period
0930
hours,
10
November
42,
to
1800
hours,
12
NovLeber
42,
were
assembled
at
farm
Si
Marouf
with
CP
5th
F.A, Bn,).
*t
..
(10)
CP
in
defense
area
position
following
battle,:openet
at
farm
Amat
(coordinates
EEE
61.52-71*55)
at
1000,
A
November
42,
and
closed
at
farm
St.
Jean
de
Baptiste
simul.taneously
c.
Attached
overlay.
d.
Operations of
Headquarters
and
Headquarters
Battery
confined
throughout
to
reconnaissance,
surveilil-nce
and
command
relative
to
use
of
auxiliary
artillery
support
for
the
combat
teams.
No
utilizration
of
thefunctions
of
the
unit
in
providing
communications
or of
massing
fires
was
possible.
The
materiel
ava.ilable
to
the
unit
by
the
close
of
the
operation
was:
1
set,
Radio
SCR
284;
4
telephones,
EESA;
3
miles
wire,
field,
W130.
Transportation
in
this
period
was
effected
through
the
use of
1
truck,
l4
ton,
amphibious (from
Division
pool),
and
1
truck
commercial,
French,
2-ton
Renault
(poor
state
of
repair).
By
1800
hours
10
November
unit
had
3
trucks,
1/4
ton,
and
2
trucks,
2
1/2
ton.
e.
Combat
efficiency
of
corrurncand
not
suitabJy
tes-ed.
f.
Operation
termina:ted-by
surrender
10
November
42.
3,
ADMINISTRATIVE,
a.
Unit
at
T/O
strength.
No
replacements
needed.
b.
No
casualties.
c.
Three
enenmy
soldiers
surrended
to
unit
at
farm
S:
Mcarouf
rand
were
turned
over
to
MP
Pl.atoon,
1st
lnf.antrTr
Divi..ioln
He1.duaters
d.
Negative.
e.
Negative
f,
S~upply
satisfactory
for
the
operat.ion
as
conducted.
Very
unsat-
isfactory
.as
to
mnotor
equipment.
(See
paragraph
2.d
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