119 Infantry Regiment (USA) attacked from the vicinity of Malmedy

On the 11th of Januari the 119th Infantry Regiment of the Thirtieth Division attacked from the vicinity of Malmedy and across the unit's left front. The Battalion supported the attack with heavy machine gun and 81-mm mortar fire. During the attack the enemy heavily shelled unit positions causing some casualties. The Germans knew the terrain which the unit was occupying and their artillery was accurate; because the terrain was so heavily wooded enemy mortar and artillery fire was particularly devastating due to tree-bursts.