Report
of Engagement, Company I, 339th Infantry
| On
Monday, 04 NOV 1918, Company I, along with a
unit of French Artillery, were manning the front lines
along a three mile stretch of the Archangel-Vologda
Railroad, between Verst markers 448 and 443.5. The
Bolsheviks forces were known to be occupying positions
along the railroad near Verst 443.5 and points further
south near the village of Emtsa. At 1:45 P.M., enemy
artillery opened fire on their rear positions and then
the Allied troops were subjected to a Bolshevik infantry
assault comprised of an estimated 800 to 1000 men. During "sharp
action" over the next three hours, the 140 Allied
soldiers successfully repulsed the attack, inflicting
heavy losses on the enemy. Allied causalties included one
killed, one missing and two wounded (one severely), while
known enemy dead totaled thirty-four, with fourteen
prisoners and an estimated 100 to 150 wounded. 1
|
The Allies'
forward position blockhouse at Verst 444, which was the
location of the Bolshevik infantry assault of 04 NOV 1918.
(310th Engineers Photo , click on photo
to enlarge)
|
Below is a copy of
the "Report of Engagement" covering activities for the
period 03 NOV to 06 NOV 1918, which was filed on 07 NOV 1918 by
Capt. H. G. Winslow, who was commanding Co. I, 339th Infantry.
This report was extracted from the Company I diary, therefore the
dates in the left column indicate when the information was
entered regarding the previous days action.
1 National Archives and
Records Administration, College Park; Microfilm M924, Roll 2,
section 23-33.2 "Report of Operations".
Source:
National Archives and Records Administration, College Park,
MD, Record Group 120, 85th Division records, Stack Area 290,
Row 1, Compartment 27, Shelf 3, Boxes 2 and 3, Folder marked
"Co. I Reports". This document is also contained in
NARA Microfilm M924, Roll 2, section 23-33.2 "Report of
Operations, Part 11A"
Below is the
report submitted to HQ in Archangel by Major J. Brooks Nichols
that describes the 04 NOV 1918 attack in somewhat greater detail,
but it was obviously based on Capt. Winslow's report.
Source:
National Archives and Records Administration, College Park,
MD, Record Group 120, 85th Division records, Stack Area 290,
Row 1, Compartment 27, Shelf 3, Boxes 2 and 3, Folder marked
"Co. I Reports". The two pages in this document are
also contained in NARA Microfilm M924, Roll 2, section 23-33.2
"Report of Operations, Part 11B"
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