XXIX – 22 February 1944
A. Operations Report
The attack to destroy the enemy pocket at Cle Buon Riposo did not succeed. Under heavy enemy barrage, the troops had to fight in difficult terrain with deep ravines. Up to the present, 150 prisoners have been brought in.
In the morning, and again in the afternoon, the 715th Infantry Division attacked Cle Biadaretto, 2 km north of Cle di Padiglione, and the Cle Carano hills. However, due to the enemy’s defensive fire, these attacks were halted short of their objectives.
At 1900, the 3rd Pzr Gren Div took over the sector formerly occupied by the 26th Pzr Div. The 67th Pzr Gren Regt of the 26th Pzr Div was attached to the 3rd Pzr Gren Div.
To complete the mission successfully, the 14th Army requested the Commander in Chief Southwest to strengthen it with one complete division ready for combat service, possibly a mountain division for greater mobility in wooded areas; one heavy mortar and one medium howitzer battalion; one engineer assault battalion; and additional portable radio sets, of which the Army has a shortage of 468.
We intend to shorten the main line of resistance on the east flank of the LXXVI Panzer Corps by seizing the Biadaretto and Carno hills, as well as destroy as quickly as possible all enemy units still in the area of Cle Buon Riposo, in order to relieve units of the 3rd Pzr Gren Div in the area west of the highway.
After the 3rd Pzr Gren Div has taken over the present sector of the 26th Pzr Div and parts of the western flank of the 29th Pzr Gren Div, it will be attached to the I Parachute Corps. When fighting has ceased in the area of Biadaretto, the remaining units of the 715th Inf Div will be withdrawn in order to take over the sector of two battalions on the eastern flank of the 362nd Inf Div. All forces committed south of the area will be attached to the 715th Inf Div.

On or about 26 February the Army plans a breakthrough to the Mussolini Canal, from the north, crossing a general line from Pte della Crocetta to Isola Bella. Units to participate in this attack will be :
- 362nd Infantry Division
- Panzer Division Herman Goering
- 26th Panzer Division.
The attack will be made from the west flank of the 362nd Inf Div. If this action meets with success, the Army intends to push on to the lower Spaccassassi Creek. The two battalions of the 15th Pzr Gren Div (earmarked for the 29th Pzr Gren Div) which are at present in transit, will be held in reserve in the are west of Velletri. After the 29th Pzr Gren Div has been withdrawn from its present front sector, it will be used either for the attack against Fosso di Spaccassassi and to roll up the enemy lines southwest of Cisterna from the west, or to make a surprise attack from north of the area of Borgo Podgora against the enemy units fighting in the area of Isola Bella.
Experience has shown that the enemy reacts every quickly to the regrouping of our forces. It is, therefore, imperative that the regrouping be concealed, and it is of particular importance that the enemy be engaged along the entire line by continuous raids. These raids will have the secondary purpose of improving the local front. By means of all types of deceptive measures, the enemy must be misled as to the actual assembly area of the assault divisions. To aid this deception further, I Parachute Corps will erect dummy tanks in the area around Adrea.
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