Gabriel's Horn MTO (id:#61402)

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Altavilla, Italy 1943-09-12 (3 others)

Overview:

The barely tested “T-Patchers” of the US 36th (Texan) Infantry Division were tasked with taking the hilltop village of Altavilla and the hill to the northeast beyond the village, labeled Hill 424 on their maps. The Texans met little resistance advancing to the village. The battalion commander deployed his men on the slopes of Hill 424 with the battalion HQ company occupying the town. Using knowledge of the area, men of the 2nd Battalion, 15th Panzergrenadiers began infiltrating the American positions on the hill throughout Saturday night and into the early morning of the 12th. At the sun's rising, the Germans opened fire on the National Guardsmen deployed on the hill. Artillery pounded the summit and small arms fire seemed to come from all directions.

Defender: American (1st Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment)  

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