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From: 070800 Jan 45 o : 080800 Jan 45

Unit: 2nd Bn 442nd Inf. Loc : ooepel, France

No . 18 ~~pe - France, 1/50000. Soepel ru~d Breil sheets.

1. TE :Y SITCATIO AT a;.D OF ~J:UOD. a. Front ~inee - No change b. Defenses - No change c. Unite in Contact - No change

2. EN ~!·IT OP ATIONS Dill IhG ERIC •

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a. General - No change b. Artillery - See Annex rrl attached c. 1iscellaneous-

1. 1050 .,. OP at 78059700 reports hes.rln__: S04fl of guns oin · off at r43 deg az., dlsta.ce unk own. 3 rds n(;;;lar •

2. 1135 - 17 civilian line crossers from Breil area were brought into s.P. Hq from .z:tox platoon outpost vic. Colla Bensa - 4 men, 2 women and 10 children, Forwarded to Brigade v~ Hq at 1340.

3. 1300 - CP at 780005 reports s oke behind Olivetta - 800980o 4. 1307 - OP at 780003 reported 4 enemy vic 832052. 5. 1317 - Sarue OP reported 5 more en in same vic carrying rations Or

ammo - possibly wearin~ snowshoes. 6. 1450 - OP at 77959440 reporte brusn fire at 76° and white smoke

at 60° - distance u/A 7. 1900 - OP at 77659750 reported blinking light vic 802991. 8. 1927 - 0 at 76150220 reported three rifle shots vic. 752028 9. 2015 - 0 at 77959440 reported 3-4 gun flashes az 70° - diet ufk.

10. 2030 - OP at 76500025 reported 5 grenades being set off vic 77609905. Reason u/k

11. 2045 - OP at 75500235 reported 1 mine set off 500 yds in front of OP - reason u/k

12. 2200 - OP at 780003 reported awhi te flare vic 832052. 13. 2150 - 0 at 782964 reported a li ht at 35° - distance u/k. 14. 2235 - Sa e OP reported white para. flare az. 85° vic 797980. 15. 0020 - OP at 77959440 reported orange flare at 500 - 9000 yds. 16. 0020 - 0 at 77659750 reported same flare at 65° 17. 0055 - OP at 77959440 reported orange flare at 50°-50°. 9000 yds 18. 0150 - 0 at 77659750 reported 2 or~ge flares at 50° - diet u/k 19. 0150 - OP at 77959440 reported same 2 flares at 55°

3. 1ISCELLANEOUS -a. Pil - None b. ~n casualties - ~one c. \'feather at close of period - Cold and clear - Visibility and

ceiling oxcellent - moderate wind from r on hill tops •• oads clear.

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