| Regiment | 10th Royal Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Location | VEZZARA, ITALY |
| Entry | 0730: Coys asked to requisition mules etc. for (1) Bn Donkey Train (2) Div Organisation 1020: Capt Crichton replaces Lt. Blake (sick) as Bn I.O. 1045: B Coy ordered move S. CLEMENTE as patrol base 1220: Civilians report Large No.s. of GERMANS at MORTOLA 9004 and Swing Br. at LIMATA 1415: B Coy establ. area 9604 HQ at 973040 1415: Sitrep to Bde 1615: Civilians report (1) 5 German MG's & 1 Pl at 954056 (2) Approx 1 Coy in CALABRITTO and enemy at 949047 & 954059 1900: Sitrep to Bde 2330: L.O. Brings Warning Order _____________________________________________ Sheet 74: Appendix J20: Serial 5: Date 5 Nov: Time 0840: Unit 10 RB: Informant OP: From 84038 Arty barrage observed area 974106. Explosions believed demolitions area CASPOLI 9708 and rd junc 9706 Serial 6: Date 5 Nov: Time 1102: Unit LIR: Informant C: Large numbers of enemy between MASSA MORTOLA and river and over 200 camouflaged vehs stationary in same area. Br. At LIMATA is being used by night only, and swings back by day. Site of br is where ITALIANS blew up one Serial 7: Date 5 Nov: Time 1200: Unit 146: Informant OP: Corps Comd reported 10 GERMANS one M/C and one Armd car at 932028 Remarks: May be LIR patrol Serial 8: Date 5 Nov: Time 1535: Unit LIR RA: Informant OP: Five man walking down hill to 936026, three of them carrying objects possibly mines Serial 9: Date 5 Nov: Time 1700: Unit LIR: Informant P: Two enemy seen near house 951054, movement seen near CALABRITTO. Patrol comd estimated enemy in area 50-100. Mortared by single mortar from 941058 Informant C: Say 200-300 enemy in area Serial 10 Date 5 Nov: Time 1910: Unit LIR: Enemy movement seen 9203. One man digging, three men in open Serial 11 Date 5 Nov: Time 1910: Unit LIR: Informant OP: 4 enemy vehs at 8707 at 1500 hrs Serial 12 Date 5 Nov: Time 1910: Informant C: ITALIAN woman saboteur - 7 rows of barbed wire and mines NORTH of river 8798-9098. Guns at 875993 yesterday, now gone. All civilians in this area say enemy are WEST of river to 03 NORTHING. X Enemy withdrew yesterday and today up WEST+ of river. Small boats were used at 875988 Remarks: X probably change over Serial 13 Date 5 Nov: Time 2215: Unit 10 RB: Informant P: CANELLE 9505 and pt 307, 956050 clear of enemy. Three guns believed enemy observed in orchard in VANDRIA Remarks: probably dummy AA. Informant C: Report enemy in COLIVERNO and VANDRIA |
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