Traveling through Charmes, Einvaux, etc. the 313th Regiment arrived in the vicinity of Landecourt about 04:00, today 19 September, 1944. At 07:00, the 1st Battalion was ordered to attack west to the highground just west of the Meurthe River. The 1st Battalion encountered enemy fire, but captured the high ground in the vicinity of Lamath. By 19:50, the 313th was set up in defensive position around Xermanenil.
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