through the close of the period and the 3-*2rid Armored Field Artillery Bn. was attached or in direct support from 14 April through the end of the month. Other attachments and detachments are noted as they occured. 5. Narrative <strong>History</strong>: a. (1) The XXI Corps, comprised of the 4th amd 42nd <strong>Infantry</strong> <strong>Division</strong>s, the 12th Armored <strong>Division</strong>, the 101st Cavalry Group, Mecz, and other Corps troops, had crossed the RHINE RIVER 29 March 1945, and was moving rapidly east with the mission of seizing WURZBURG, and crossings over the MAINRIVER south of that point. - - - (2) The 101st Cavalry Group, Mecz, was deployed along the line EUBIG HEIM BUCH amHORN HECKFELD TAUBERBISCHOFSHEIM at the close of operations 31 March 1945, with the mission of continuing its - advance to the line HOCHSTADT NEUSTADT - - - RO THENBERG 'in a zone about 25 kms wide. The central axis of the Group zone was GRUNSFELD IPPERSHEIM NEU STADT. Allelements had been encountering stiffening enemy resistance on 30 - 31 March 1945. b. (1) The 101st Cavalry Group, Mecz, moved forward on a broad front at first light 1 April 1945. Determined enemy resistance was encountered along theline UNTER-SCHUPF - - BECKSTEIN - OBERLAUDA STEINBACH DITTEN HEIM. (2) Troop A, 116th Cay Ren Sq, Mecz, operating in (the extreme northern part of the Group zone, by-passed enemy resistance en route and toy 011300 A, had reached GIEBELSTADT. It was ordered to remain in position pending developements in the central and southern portions of the Group zone. 43 (3) Task Force Feagin, comprised of Tr B, 116 th Cay Ren Sq, Mecz, (-), 1 Plat each of Tr E and Co F, 116th Cay Ren Sq, Mecz, moved through TAUBER BISCHOFSHEIM against light resistance and, after crossing the TAUBER RIVER, turned south on the east bank against very strong opposition. Hq and Hq Tr, 101st Cavalry Group, Mecz, attached 1 Plat Tr B, 116th Cay Ren Sq, Mecz, and 1 Plat each of Tr E and Co F, 101st Cay Ren Sq, Mecz, pushed through to LAUDA but was halted at that point by heavy enemy automatic weapon, small arms, and nebelwerfer fire from the high ground east of the TAUBER RIVER. A heavy fire fight ensued. The combined pressure of Task Force Feagin from the north, and the fire power of Hq and Hq Tr, 101st Cavalry Group, Mecz, reinforced, drove the enemy off the forward slopes facing LAUDA,enabling the latter to cross the TAUBER RIVER rapidly and move north on the east bank. A junction with Task Force Feagin was made at DISTELHAUSEN and the Group CP was established in that town. (4) Task Force Feagin, followed by the balance of the USth Cay Ren Sq, Mecz, (less* Troop A), which had crossed! the TAUBER RIVER at TAUBERBISCHOFS HEIM, turned east at DISTELHAUSEN and prooeded to GRUNSFELD. By night, reconnaissance against very strong enemy resistance had been extended by the 116th Cay Ren Sq, Mecz, to ZIMMERN. (5) The 101st Cay Ren. Sq, Mecz, less Tr A, advanced rapidly against scattered - - enemy resistance to the line DAIN BACK UNTERSCHAUPF HECK FELD, but encountered very strong enemy resistance on the high ground west of BADMERGENTHEIM. At 011600 CO. 101st Oav Gp, Mecz, directed1 the Squadron to discontinue reconnaissance
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