The story
At daylight Company C of the 242nd Infantry advanced into Mouterhouse prepared to engage the enemy who had been defending the town but they met no opposition. In the town of Bannstein the 2nd Battalion of the same regiment met opposition from an enemy rear guard, but captured the town and 16 prisoners. The entire regiment then continued the advance and by 20:00 H it reached its initial objective in the vicinity of Stuzelbronn.
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