| In | Out | # | Message | Action Taken |
16.03. | 0000 |
| 1 | CCA / March Table Overlay | S |
16.03. |
| 0200 | 1 | March Table Overlay + Verbal orders | X |
16.03. |
| 0250 | 2 | CP closed 0245 column Moving | CCA |
16.03. | 0300 |
| 2 | CCA / Route "B" to be used, report leading vehicle across IP | S |
16.03. |
| 0305 | 3 | Route "B" to be used, report leading vehicle across IP | T-HAV |
16.03. | 0306 |
| 3 | S-3 / Artillery to 20 min late, will put them at rear column | S |
16.03. | 0313 |
| 4 | Team Havlovitz / crossed IP at 0312 | S |
16.03. |
| 0314 | 4 | Head crossed IP at 0312 | CCA |
16.03. | 0357 |
| 5 | Team Havlovitz / Making let turn at Konz | S |
16.03. |
| 0404 | 5 | Forward element B037 L224 | CCA |
16.03. |
| 0510 | 6 | column continuing to move | CCA |
16.03. |
| 0530 | 7 | Head column at F034 L125 at 0520 | CCA |
16.03. | 0540 |
| 6 | Team Havlovitz / Am at Zerf, have met liaison officer, guide waiting for CO to take him forward | S |
16.03. |
| 0550 | 8 | Head at Zerf, Contact made with Liaison Officer, column gone Forward | CCA |
16.03. |
| 0650 | 10 | Position no change - coordination being made | CCA |
16.03. | 0720 |
| 7 | S-3 / Send Sec Lt tanks (CO's + S-3) Position One, situation friendly, elements don't know for sure situation, we are going forward | S |
16.03. |
| 0711 | 11 | tanks on way | S-3 |
16.03. | 0740 |
| 8 | CCA / Report cause of Delay | S |
16.03. | 0815 |
| 9 | CO / CG is handling coordination | S |
16.03. |
| 0816 | 12 | Your CG is Forward handling the coordination | CCA |
16.03. | 0830 |
| 10 | Team Havlovitz has jumped off to estimate contact with elements at Weiskirchen (F035 L070) |
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16.03. | 0847 |
| 11 | Team Havlovitz / passing thru friendly troops entering town | S |
16.03. |
| 0848 | 13 | move right on thru, contact them briefly. And move right on. | T-HAV |
16.03. |
| 0850 | 14 | Forward Elements at Weiskirchen (F035 L070), making contact with friendly unit + preparing to pass on Th_v | CG + CCA |
16.03. | 0900 |
| 12 | Record of Events / Contact with 318 RCF estimate approx 0700, 318 In Dou_e above troops at Weiskirchen (had 2 Bns infantry 4, TDs, 9 Med tank, lost one last night) Team Havlovitz sent on route to Weiskirchen to estimate contact with troops there and pass on thru to town of Wadern, Team Hyduke curies till further orders, Then follow Havlovitz to Weiskirchen, then take route to Wedern, Bn Troops in temporary assembly area vicinity Zerf | S |
16.03. | 0920 |
| 13 | Ex O / Team Hyduke moving out | S |
16.03. |
| 0935 | 15 | CO + S-3 forward to estimate contact with our troops | S |
16.03. | 0940 |
| 14 | CCA / Any bridge Seized intact over Nahe R will be guarded | S |
16.03. | 0947 |
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| Team Havlovitz / Held up by MG fire at railroad bridge, am attempting to take care of 020-071 | S |
16.03. | 0954 |
| 15 | Enemy tank 271L060 | S |
16.03. |
| 0957 | 16 | Forward elements at F020 L071 held by defended road block covered by MG fire. 2nd Team left assembly area 0920 | CCA |
16.03. |
| 1017 | 17 | Disregard part message 0850A. That give forward elements at F035 L070 | CCA |
16.03. | 1100 |
| 16 | Team Havlovitz made contact with infantry column hold up by bazooka and small arms fire | A |
16.03. |
| 1115 | 18 | column Held VF by by bazooka and small arms fire | CCA |
16.03. | 1135 |
| 17 | CO / Team Havlovitz had column cut by 1 Plat Enemy infantry and bazooka. Havlovitz infantry engaged infantry enemy + Hyduke infantry move up to help Havlovitz, enemy driven off but keep coming back. Area now cleared, Hyduke infantry holding, Havlovitz preparing to move into town, other infantry units clearing town + want us to help | S |
16.03. |
| 1147 | 19 | Forward Elements Havlovitz at F020 L071 one platoon enemy in with bazooka. Cut team There. Have infantry engaged enemy drove them off but enemy kept coming back. Hyduke infantry now assisting + flushing woods. Have preparing to go to town F035 L070 and assist doughs in cleaning it out | CCA |
16.03. | 1148 |
| 18 | CCA/ Pun your vehicles to right of road when no moving | S |
16.03. |
| 1150 | 20 | Prepare one platoon infantry to come forward, Guide coming back it's to come up with Team Schoenberg | T-HOLL |
16.03. |
| 1215 | 21 | Message out No 19, given to CG CCA direct | CG CCA |
16.03. |
| 1230 | 22 | where is infantry platoon | Hq Co T-Holl |
16.03. | 1231 |
| 19 | Team Schoenberg / Left 4 min ago |
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16.03. |
| 1248 | 24 | prepare another infantry platoon, mont them up, guide coming back | T-Holl |
16.03. |
| 1245 | 23 | request column infantry be sent to clean woods at F020 L070, so that our infantry can join remainder of Team Havlovitz + Hyduke + continue on mission, enemy infantry continue to block road when our column begin to move on | CCA |
16.03. | 1303 |
| 20 | CCA / infantry column requested on Trs Way and will relief your infantry | s + Co |
16.03. | 1309 |
| 21 | CCA / PW report 4 Tiger Tanks Plus other tanks in wood 400130, 2 enemy vehicles reported at 432195, snipers in PNN at 435205, 6 Nebelwerfers at 421205 | S |
16.03. | 1340 |
| 22 | CCA / friendly troops at 065 L106, our DA 044L125 | S |
16.03. |
| 1350 | 24 | Position + situation : no change, continue to flush out bazooka and Sniper New | CCA |
16.03. |
| 1356 | 25 | in answer to readio message request info, Position no change, part of Havlovitz down in town, part of his force engaged in clearing woods, so is Hyduke inf, doughs sent being taken up to Position by CO + S-3, Will move upon completion de retice | CG CCA |
16.03. | 1510 |
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| Team Havlovitz / Forward elements at Thalen contacted friendly elements | S |
16.03. |
| 1513 | 26 | Advanced Elements at F049 L045 | CCA |
16.03. | 1518 |
| 24 | CCA / Advanced Elements TF Cherry at CP 37 + midway between CP 52 + 65 | S |
16.03. | 1519 |
| 25 | CCA / 10 tanks reported at 3194 | S |
16.03. |
| 1536 | 26 | Send vehicles of 3rd Plat up | T-HOLL |
16.03. | 1540 |
| 26 | Team Hyduke / in Weiskirchen, lead tank knocked out and estimated 1 Bn SS on outskirts on town | S |
16.03. | 1557 |
| 27 | Artillery Liaison Officer / enemy tanks at CP 64 Rds Forward this Column Blk by fleeing vehicles, air working on them | S |
16.03. | 1558 |
| 28 | Team Havlovitz / our air bombing vehicles | S |
16.03. |
| 1558 | 27 | Display panels | T-HAV |
16.03. | 1605 |
| 28 | CCA / air is available to workon town east of Wadern | S- + T-HAV |
16.03. |
| 1609 | 28 | Request air work on Wadern | CCA |
16.03. | 1610 |
| 30 | S-3 / estimated 1 Bn enemy still in Weiskirchen along Road Hyduke was to take | C |
16.03. |
| 1611 | 29 | CO S-3 Send Hyduke anyway, he can go, air to work on Wadern have him following Havlovitz if need be | S-3 |
16.03. | 1616 |
| 31 | CCA / Air is gone, not available now | S |
16.03. |
| 1617 | 30 | air is not available Bigs + with Artillery | T-HAV |
16.03. | 1618 |
| 32 | S-3 / Hyduke is coming up ln buck Aar Contact is made | S |
16.03. |
| 1627 |
| Advanced Elements at F048 L044, continue on mission | CCA |
16.03. | 1628 |
| 33 | Team Havlovitz / night is not far away, should I continue on | S |
16.03. |
| 1629 | 31 | You and Hyduke continue on make coordinated attack on Wadern | T-HAV |
16.03. | 1637 |
| 34 | Team Havlovitz / has been reported friendly troops entering Wadern, believe it is TF Cherry |
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16.03. | 1639 |
| 35 | CCA / be 303 min before, can get your air request, do you still want it | S |
16.03. |
| 1640 | 32 | disregard air request, request info if friendly troops are in Wadern now and what elements | CCA |
16.03. |
| 1643 | 33 | Asking for Conformation of friendly troops, you are to take off tone and take any town you can as long as you move | T-HAV |
16.03. |
| 1645 | 34 | get up and get things moving | S-3 |
16.03. | 1653 |
| 36 | CCA / we have no reports of friendly troops in Wadern, investigate yourself, move on, get going, Air will not bomb. | S + T-HFN |
16.03. | 1658 |
| 37 | CCA / have your CO report to our CP right away | S |
16.03. | 1710 |
| 38 | CCA / want to use air on Lockweiler, any objections | S |
16.03. |
| 1712 | 35 | Lockweiler beyond our position, alright with us | CCA |
16.03. |
| 1720 | 36 | Give us the situation | S-3 |
16.03. | 1735 |
| 24 | S-3 / Team Hyduke jump off for Wedern, Team Havlovitz at F055 L051 Tec Biking him now | S |
16.03. |
| 1745 | 37 | Team Hyduke jump off from 055L051 for town L090L07, Team Havlovitz blocked by TF Cherry on toute to F090L048 | Co + CCA |
16.03. | 1748 | 1750 | 25 - 38 | CO / Have Hyduke continue on mission, Team Havlovitz to got to Noswendel 070L07, have Team Holland + Hq prepared to move to Thalen on my order | S + V |
16.03. | 1815 |
| 26 | Team Havlovitz / Columns was halted now moving | S |
16.03. | 1828 |
| 27 | CO / Be preprared to move forward on moments notice with Holland leading | S |
16.03. | 1829 |
| 29 | S-3 / Town F070 L070 Saar Morscholz taken | S |
16.03. |
| 1830 | 39 | Town F070 L070 Saar Morscholz taken, team moving on | CCA |
16.03. | 1833 |
| 30 | S-3 / Team Holland and Hq to move to Thalen 049L045. There is a bad spot in field, follow trucks and turn right. |
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16.03. | 1841 | 1842 | 31 | CO / move Holland out, Pedersen knows and will tie in at end | S+V T-HOLL |
16.03. | 1845 |
| 32 | S-3 / Doughs in Thalen Recommand Holland wait till cleared, have CP selected. |
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16.03. |
| 1846 | 40 | Everything is coming thru. Will have to put it in the field |
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16.03. | 1910 |
| 33 | S-4 Trk / S-3 / Hyduke held up by road block, take 3/4 hr to fix | S |
16.03. |
| 1911 | 41 | Get Position of Road Block (crater) | S-3 |
16.03. | 1920 |
| 34 | S-3 / Road block at F013 L067 will try to complete by dark | S |
16.03. |
| 1935 | 42 | Advanced Element A F023L067 held up by road crater, receiving some small arm fire, Engineer working, will take approx. 3/4 to repair | CCA |
16.03. |
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| 35 | CCA / submit overlay or routes taken today | S |
16.03. |
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| 45 - 43 | Road from Weiskirchen to Thalen cut by enemy small arms fire, is there another route to take our column / consist mostly of small vehicles + thin skinned __es | CCA |
16.03. |
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| 36 | CCA / friendly troops at Steinberg at 1950 | S |
16.03. |
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| CCA / another route, is availabe Details to follow | S |
16.03. |
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| CCA / how many PW on Howe, T___ taken today, disposition, send them all to Trns Hq |
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16.03. |
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| 3 PW transferred over to doughs, because elements had to poss from, infantry ___ will send them to you, not identifed, situation no change | CCA |
16.03. | 2048 |
| 39 | CCA / New Route check Prs 10-11 B061 L073 - CP 24-27-35-41-50-52 | S |
16.03. | 2050 |
| 40 | Team Holland / Patrol unidentified, strength unknown, going East, challenged did not stop nor return fire | S |
16.03. | 2110 |
| 41 | Team Hyduke / town outposted, situation quiet, crater TVS + completed |
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16.03. | 2112 |
| 42 | Team Hyduke / situation quiet, nothing further from reported patroll |
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16.03. |
| 2122 | 46 | Team Hyduke + Havlovitz at F070L070 (Obermorscholz), security postet crater at 073L007 repaired. Team Holland at 045L055 reported at 2050. Patrol unidentified strength, unknown, passed outpost on left, moving East, did not answer challenged nor return fire at 2115 no further report. Report on patrol. TF Hq Team on road preparing to move to F049 L044 | CCA |
16.03. |
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| 43 | Friendly troops at F035 L070 are to use search lights tonight / CCA | S |
16.03. |
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| 44 | thrust line effective 170001 15 PO L2802 EP L4802 | S |
16.03. |
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| 45 | Team Holland - Negative Report | S |
16.03. |
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| 46 | Team Hyduke - Negative Report | S |
16.03. | 2325 |
| 47 | Team Hyduke - Negative Report | S |
16.03. |
| 2330 | 47 | no change in situation | CCA |
16.03. | 2340 |
| 48 | no change in situation | S |
16.03. |
| 2355 | 48 | CP opened | S |