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SECRET
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AUTH: CG
TUSA
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DATE: 1 DEC
44
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INIT :
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HEADQUARTERS
EMGW/cp
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736TH FIELD ARTILLERY
BATTALION
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APO 403
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1 December 44
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| SUBJECT: After Action
Report, |
TO
: Commanding General. XX Corps, APO 340, U.S.
Army
(Attn: HISTORICAL OFFICER). |
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1. In accordance with
letter, HQ
XX Corps, subject, same as above dated 23 August
1944, the After
Action
Report for this organization for the month of November 1944 is
submitted
herewith.
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1 November to 13 November 44:
The opening of the period, covered by this report, found the battalion,
less Battery "C" in the Metz sector, located at St. Marcel
(U700596).
Battery "C" was detached to the 90th Division in support of
the attack on Maizieres Les Metz, and
was firing
from positions near Rombas (U80957392).
At 2215 3 November 44 the
battalion moved
from St. Marcel and marched northward to a concealed bivouac area in
the
vicinity of Ottange (U726950). Battery "C" rejoined the battalion
at this place. The entire organization closed in at Ottange by
0530,
4 November 1944. From this bivouac, several light vehicles and
working
parties were infiltrated to positions in the vicinity of Soetrich
(85739232)
from time to time, but the howitzers were not moved until 1800 7
November 44.
By 2225 7 November 44 the organization had closed in at Soetrich, in
the
Thionville sector. |
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14 November to 17 November 44:
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At 1325 14 November 44, Battery "C" displaced forward to Garche
(U8828889618)
on the west side of the Moselle River, arriving there at 2100
hours.
Thereafter Headquarters Battery displaced to Cattenom (U917690061),
also
on the west side of Moselle. |
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14 November to 17 November
44: (cont)
At 1510 15 November 44, Batteries, B, C, and Service left
Soetrich
and marched across the Mosselle River via the Thionville bridge and
occupied
positions near Basse-Ham (U491528850.
Battery "C" and Headquarters Battery
marched
from West of the Mosselle, at 0958 16 November 44,
crossed the Cattenom river via the
pontoon bridge,
and back up to positions near Basse-Ham at 1032 hours. |
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18 November to 30 November 44::
At 1302 18 November 44, the battalion left Basse-Ham and marched
to Metzeresche (U96357873) closing in there at 1432. Here the
unit
stayed until 1010 19 November 44, when it marched to
Bettlainville
(U955718) closing there at 1200.
1321 20 November 44, the
battalion
marched back along the same route it had taken, as far
as
Basse-Ham, and then to Evendorff (U045915). Owing to traffic
conditions
the battalion did not entirely close in there until 11`00 21
November
44. At 1145 the battalion displaced by battery to the vicinity of
Rustroff (U012948), all batteries finally arriving by 1900. It was from
here that the unit fired its first round into Germany at 1515
hours
21 November 44.
At 1543 hours, 26 November
44, the
unit marched from Rustroff to Waldweistroff, (U100851),
closing in at 1733. Here the
battalion
remained until 1345 29 November 44 when it displaced forward to
Schwerdorff (U1559859), the
last battery
closing in by 1906 hours. The organization was still in position at
this
named place at the end of the period covered by this report. |
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2. ASSIGNMENTS: No changes in assignments occurred
during
this period, the unit being
assigned to 195th FA Group and XX Corps Artillery for the entire
month. |
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3. MISSION: The mission of the battalion for this
entire
period was general support of XX Corps. |
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MISCELLANEOUS: During the reportable period a total of 172 tons
of
HE shell was fired at the enemy. |
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MARTIN G. WEISS, |
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Major, FA |
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Commanding |
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