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GHOUND DEFENSE

24 l\1ovember 1945.

Map Heferences : Nap of Italy 1;50,000, Sheets 104- II, 111- I, lll~II, 184- I , 184-II, 134- IV. Ital y Road . Hap 1 . 2\JO, 000 , C:.heets 11 , 13, 15.

1. (a) Civilians in PBS t Elrri t ory are capable of thP following actions:

(1) Haidlng of 0upply Dumps .

(2) Sabo tagP of vital install ations .

(3) Or~unization of a gener al civilian uprisinj .

(b) In the evPnt of a civil distu~bance, all U. S. t~oops as­sign0d or attachPd to Yi3S ar0 availablP for use . PPrsonn0l of this Regi!"'Pnt wi 11 be relieved of their normal duties within Or:!.r:: ( 1) hour after the sounding of an alert by }W.rsonnel under conGrol ·of sectJ_on chiefs .

2. rl'he 442d Infantry wi l l when the alert is sounded;

(a) Constitute a mobile rPsPrve fore?. for use witl:nn the ?BS area of Italy .

(b) Protrct vital points and instal la t ions w1thin and reaso~1-ably adjacent to U. 8. Army installations in the Naples and leghorn areas such as bridges, undPrpasses, tunnels, r oad junctions, water su1Y~1ly sources· and electric pom?.r stations not otherwise il~otPcted and necessary to the U, So Army .

3 . (a) The lOOth Battalion will, upon beir .. g relieved fro;'l1_ pre.se11t duties~

( 1) .tiSS emble in pr<>sent bivouac areas and prepal"'0 to MOVe, by truck, as ordered.

( 2) I!11l'l1Edia tely on •i alert ·i, deplo~r troops in accordance with JJ.nnex 2 attachE>d, · for the protection of bridc;es, uncl-?r;_•asses, t unnels, water supply sources and electric powPr stations necessary to the U. ;:; • .~-~.rmy in the. Leghorn area .

(b) . The 2nd Battalion will, upon being relieved from ~rPsent dutl 8So

(1) Asse~ble in present bivouac areas and prepare to move by truck to Naples, Italy on order .

( 2) Use a maxiJ'I1.Urn of two rifle comnani0s and ono heavy mac~ine gun platoon for the protection of bridges, undPrpasses, tunnols, water supply sources and electric power st 0 tions n-n.cessary

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C 0 N F I D E N T I A L - ----. Opero.tions Hemo, Hq 442d RCT, il.PO ?82, U. s. Army, dtd 24 Nov 45, Contd .

to tho U. s . hrmy in the Naples area in accordance with Annex 4 att0.ched .

(3) Hequire 11 H11 Co, now in Naples, to establJ.sh guards over key points liste d in Annex 4 until r e lie ved by othGr troops of the 2nd Battal1on.

(c) Tho 3rd Battalion will, u p on being r e lieved from ~resent duties.

(1) Assemble in present bivouac areas and prrp&rc t o move, by truck, as ordered .

( d ) The AT Co will, upon being relieved from present du ties:

( 1) 1-i.ssomble in present bivouac ar · ~as and prc'pEL!". to move, by truck, as ordered .

(2) Irnmediat0l:_r on ilalertil deploy troops in accordance vii th l_nnex 2 a ttached for the protoction of bridges, und or:).:c'..3 s< s 3 tunnels , water supply sources and e l ec tric p o wer stations nocrssary to thn U. S . A~1y in tho Leghorn ar~a .

( c' ) Servic f' Co will pc<rfor·m its norm[~1 supply functions from its presont bivouac area a nd be prepared t o ~avo by truck, as ordered.

(f) Hc.,adquartors Company wil l a:::sc-,....,b:._c in j_ts pr0s0nt bivouo.c ar0a .:md be prepared to move, by truck, as ordered.

( rr) Cannon Company will i:ls;,Grnbl0 in. 1~resont bivouac area and l:E.< C> .t

proparrd to novo , by truck, as ordered.

(h) 1i:ach ,Jattalion and Sc'parat£' Cor ,pany 1Ni11 mako th< noccsso.!'y detalJJ·d plans, aft or a thorough rc conna.i~; s anc0 of ins talla:cions, ic"' carrying out its "'1ission. Actual sit0s for neces sary ro::tcL b locks aJ/. other obstacles wil l be constructGd .

Gv.ards for vita.l- points and ')atrols a.s indicatGcl, ·o?Jcra.­tion :~ r1ap, Ann::>x 2 and 4 will bG st:'nt o'.lt i:r:rn.odiat,.,1y on sounding of alert calL

Alort warning wi ll consist of the transmissibn of tho word iiAlCl"'t il and incl udc.• the' type of alor J:; (prac ticc or actual)~ instaLi.e.-­tion, and rno.p coordinat0s if known.

Telephone calls pertainin~ to an al0rt will b n giv0n priority, if precodod by tl1n word ;iHlc:rt Callli .

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(c) Th0 3rd l3attalion will~ UJ)Qn being reliEwed from ~Jresont duties.

( 1 ) .d.Ssemb l e in present bivouac areas and prepc,rc t o move, by truck, as ord~rod .

(d ) Tho AT Co vlill, upon being relieved from prc>sont duties;

( 1) r.ssemble in prosent bivouac ar·"'as and prrpa)~, to mov0, by truck, as ordered .

( 2) Im.modiat0ly on l1alPrt 11 deploy troops in accoJ_'dance \lith .c-.nnt=x 2 attachE:>d for thE' protc·ction of b ridges, undor•J::-:.3scs , tunnels, water supply sourcrs and electric po·~or stations n0cessary to thn U. s . An1y in tho Leghorn arta .

(c) Service Co will perform i~s no~mal supply functions from its 01esont bivouac area and be propared to movo by truck, as ordPrcd.

(f' ) Hc,adquartors Company will asSPl"-'~b :_c, in its pr('SPnt bivouac ar0a "'-nd bo prepared to move, oy truck, a_s ordor(·d.

(e;) Cannon CoYl1.nany '.i'Till d.S~ ... o:r.,olo i:1 r-rcsc·nt bivouac ar"a and l:s· . prcpa?C'd to novo , by truck, as ordered .

(h) '~ach ,Jattalion and Separate Cor ,pany will make tr~c ncccssa_:-y detallc~d plans, af·ter a thorough r( conna:'Ls s ancP of in.s tall2.tiorLs, J r; I"J

carr~-ring out lts Yl1.ission . Actual s:I.t0s for necessary ro:otc~ blocks .:u/ other obstacles will bo constructed .

G·u_ards for vi ta.1. points and ',Jatrols as indica te-e;_) o'Jcra.­tionc~ r1ap, Annox 2 and 4 will be-. sent o:lt iJ1"r:1c-di8_tc'J.::t on sov.~1dine; c_f al<-rt call,

alert Darning will consist of tho transmission of tho word 11 Alcpt ;, and incl udG the· typo of alcr '~ (prac ticP or actual), insta:;_~~ a ... tion, and map coordinates if known.

Tnlc·phonE' calls pertainin&; to an al0rt will b0 f'~i v0n priority , if prc'cedc'd by t Jy, word i i Hlr·rt Call ti .

Uniforrt - F'ull f: .. t~ld .

~urplus prop(erty will be assembled by each CO""!'Iuny and lnft under a two - man guard .

comr)O_ny . gr0nc.d('S .

Hiflc corr:panios wi 11 t.:>ain and 0g_uip one gas s qu2.cl Dt->r See Ann0z 1 for instruc~ions on usc of 3ns nndjor s~oko

One guide from Cil~h compan7 ·will rc'port to Hcr:;l1"1·- n.tal Motor Officer at Yan:{ec StudiUY'1 on sound ins of 11 Alert Call n, for :ourposo of c-;u:uiing supple111cntary vnhicl0s to their comDanic·s . Soo 1-l.nnox 3 for trdnsportation allocat1ons .

Battalion s and Sopar ato Comp~ni0s w1 l l dispatch ;:_ liaison off1 l" or HC0 to hoginc•ntal Hou.dquartcrs upon the· soundin-, of tho

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ttAl crt•• . 11.sslste.nt .t~.djutant will report to G-3, PBS as Rcgic-;onte.~L Liaison 0fficor.

4 . Su:;rp ly Plan .

a . CJnc day 1 s ration nK' 1 to b( dis tribtl. t C' d to a ll CornDL'.nics -Company Commancllng Officnr will s i~~n ~~T/li. for r a tions and will r c, nd "':::> weekly re-ports on s c::rnc to Hogim_cnt 1. l su·1ply Office C'vcry Monc~c.y . Rations vnll b e• used only whc'n H--.,;:r;lm_cnt lS alnrt«d .

b. One day 1 s rs.tion .;Koi for He gim.<·nt will be~ stored ai.; S C' r-v .1\ ·

Company . c . .n.uthorizod am__ount of arrrnm.ni tion to be distributr·d i.;o each

Company; lcs s ~·Torta.r, hocket Launcher amm_uni tion, and Cherrtic al s, which '· lJ.l be stored e.t 0orvice COY'l •)any and distri1Yut,., .. d to Co

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J_a I ns trur.tion s ln th, us o of t o~r gas andjor smoi~0 grcnud c G a r c u s follows:

u . In uny inst 2.nc c when Alli e d troops arc cmp loy c: d to qu e ll civil disturb anc e' s, tL ~ n.r g a s and/or smoke gr c·n o.d 0 s mo:y bo emp loye d subj t' Ct to tho following r e strictions:

(1) Ev ery s e curity pr0c aution will b e employ e.::l. to insure tha t stocks of the s e g r e n a d e s d o not f a ll into unauthoriz e d h a nds.

(2) No g r e n a d e s will b e issu ( d to tro oDs or us e d by troops exc e pt on c omman d of an offic e r .

(3) Gr en a d e s will b e cmployo d only 1.vh0n it is cons id0r c d tha t us c of forc e is n 0c css ary , a nd tha t tho obj e ctive will b e achie v ed wi t l .. f ow0r c a sua ltie s by the us 0 of t eLT gas and 1

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