=Situation No. 4=:
You, Major A, have arrived at this point. You have had a conference with
the commander of the 2nd battalion, made a reconnaissance of the
position and determined the location of the units to be relieved.
The latter are as follows:
Company E occupies the right half of the sector with all three platoons
on the firing line.
Company F occupies the left half of the sector with two platoons and a
part of the third in the firing line and the remainder of the third as
local support.
Company C is located in fox holes at —— (indicate the location) as
battalion reserve. A part of the company has participated in the day’s
action but the men are all now at the location indicated.
Company D has one platoon divided among the assault companies, and the
company (less this platoon) is with the battalion reserve with guns
located to cover approaches and to execute overhead harassing fire on
enemy back areas.
Detachments of the Howitzer Company are in position in the platoon
sectors and are to remain with the 1st battalion for tomorrow’s attack.
The battalion headquarters company has taken over the intelligence
duties, the communications net and the message center.
It is now —— o’clock p. m.
The enemy occupies the —— (give general location of front lines).
There is considerable shelling throughout the area and occasional bursts
of machine gun and rifle fire along the entire battle front.
Your company commanders are assembled here in accordance with the
instructions contained in your last order.
_Required_:
Your orders and instructions.