Summary of Intelligence Number 4 from Major P. S. Van Cise

IDENTIAL Hoad Division, A. Es B. Not 00 be taken 3. cond Section, G. S. into front line. NoF. 10.1913. SUMMARY OF INTEULIGENCE NO. 4. From 8h Nov. 9th to on Noto 10th. I. GENERAL IMPRESSIONS OF THE DAY East of the Mcuse, this Division attacked on a 11 kilometer front, with the 322nd Infantry or the lefi, the 32-1th Infantry on the right and in liaison with the 10th Fronch Division, just south of the Lix-Etain road. Little resistance was encountered from the enemy1s line cf observation We roached the line extending generally from Chateau d' Aulnois, south edge of Noire Haio thnough to first trench in Bois de Ronvaux, Blanzee, 500 meters east of Moranville, southwest edge of lé Grand Cognon. Our right reached Ville- er No evre, but was obliged to retire because the 33rd Division had no orders to move forward, and our flank was unsupported. The enemy defended his position with machine Jun and artillery fire, TROMEN II. ENEMY FRONT LINE. ARCHIVES NATIONAL RECORDS AND Encmy main line runs through Braquis, Hermeville and Hautecourt. do SERVICE" III. ENEMY ORDER OF BATTLE, (a) Identifications. 7 prisoners from the 2nd Co., 3rd Foot Guard Regiment, 5th Guard Division captured 10:30 A. M. (Nov. 9) at point 377.653. 5 prisoners from the lst Co, 10th Bav. Rest. 3rd Bav. Div. captured 14:15 hour at point 413,620 11 prisoners from the 3rd Co., 13th Bav. nect., 3rd Bav. Div. captured at 14:30 hour at point 422,620. (b) Prosumed enemy order of battle, 13th Landwehr D_ 3rd Bav. D. 5th Guard Div. 37th D. 60th Landwehr Rest. 17th, loth and 23rd 20th Inf. 150th and 147th negt. 3rd Foot Guard in line with the 3rd Grunadier in o 151st in resurve reserve at Haute- urt (c) En emy intentions, A telephone message from the Corps reports that prisoners stated that the enemy intended to retire at midni ght to a line further east. The next defensive lines is the so-called second position line, Buzy, Darmont and Warcq, On the east bank of the Orne river to the crossing of the Orne and the Bix- Etain road, west of Etain, No offensive contemplated, IV. ENEMY INFANTRY ACTIVITY. Enemy resistance to our advance so far has consisted in a defensive rather than an offensive resistance. No counter-attacks are reported. V. ENAMY ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. the followin batteries wore reported in action during the dry, but on account of the poor visibility, confusion of shells bursting, the number of rounds the objective, and the exact time was impossible to obtain, However these bat- teries were fired upon by, either our artillery or that of the Corps: U 3952, P 2316, U 1290, U 4945, U 4944, U 5752, P 2109, U 5133, B 0321, P 0912. o 3912, 0 9409, U 3060, o 8370, 0 3175, U 2995, P 2503, U 5744, U 5130, U 6252. Our own artillery activity is as follows: 128th F. A. Cal. 75, Rounds 2400, Sensible points assigned to them 129th F. As Cal. 75 " 1350, " " " 130th st. A. Cal. 155 " 2400, Counter Battery work, DECLASSIFIED VI. ENEMY MOVEMENTS, Visibility of rear areas E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive 5:00.30, June 18, 1979 VIII, WORKS. N. I. R., By NLT- NC NARS, Date 5-19-22 VIII. ENEMY AERIAL ACTIVITY. one acroplane flew vury low over our front lines firing with machine cuns. It is reported to have fallen in our roar arue. but this has not been confirmed to date.