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Sivry, France 1944-10-05 (8 others)

Overview:

Despite supply shortages that restricted combat action in October, limited attacks were ordered by US XII Corps. At Sivry, elements of the 1119th Regiment, 553rd Volksgrenadier Division came under artillery bombardment all day on 2 October. The next morning Sivry was attacked by the US 317th Regiment, 80th ‘Blue Ridge’ Infantry Division, which shoved most of the German soldiers out of the town in a northward direction. Some Germans tried to hole up in the local church, only to be captured by the advancing Americans. On 4 October a German counter-attack swept into the village, isolating G Company, 317th Infantry Regiment, in the very same church. The following day, E Company as ordered to move into Sivry and extract their trapped comrades. At dawn on 5 October E Company skirted minefields and entered the village from the south. Instead of pulling out a second time, the Germans braved harassing artillery and filtered small groups of soldiers into Sivry to keep the pressure on.

Defender: German (2nd Battalion, 1119th Regiment, 553rd Volksgrenadier Regiment)  

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