Lt. Kleindienst's
Forward observer notebook

Lt Harold Kleindienst served with the 45th Infantry Division for the duration. He started with the 189th Field Artillery Battalion, was promoted to Captain and detailed to Division Artillery staff. During the Anzio campaign he kept a notebook of refference points for fire missions by the 189th FA Bn.(for more information on Harold Kleindeinst)

Bn RO Sect

RO Lt Kleindienst
Radio Oper.- Larsen
Driver - Lobdell

Communication on the beachhead occured by hand carried message, Radio or Field telephone the following is the phone directory for Anzio Beachhead. To make a phone call to "A" Battery 189th Field Artillery, you would crank the bell and ask for "PARK" and when connected with "Park" switchboard you would request A Battery Hq.

2AC 2 Binoc
1 Transit 1-M2
2B.C.

Transit Operators
-3 Morgan
Stavich
Grimes

AC 30mx <T
WORM
Multiply answer
by 1.02
constant

Today

BC Scopes - Keep
with rightful
parties

Transit v computing
schooling

Run 2 Btry
surveys at one
time
Explain full situ
ation to crew
& have two groups
run at once for
speed
After initial survey.
survey in all pos for FDC

Btry. Pos
survey
A-89.168 -25.243

B 88.333 -25.755

C 89.5 -25.1

Inspection
A.#1 89.180-25.290
#4 89.075 -25.380
C#1 89.530 -25.140
#4 89.350 -25.280

Po

Btry. Pos.
A-586.764 -825.847
B-588.333 -825.755
C-587.644 -825.073
588.063 -23.033
Alternate Pos.
A-87.276 -25.911
B-87.862 -25.415
C-87.480 -24.437

Br. Liaison
Safeline Reg 3/14
N31 E85
Targets Likely
84.9-30.9 - Houses
86.5 - 32.6 -86.4-32.2
stretchof Rd.

Br.Co Gen. Paisley

Gray Stone towers in
Ey. territory:
#1. 94.778 - 35.719 (R)
(Lazzaria)
#2. 93.943 - 37.530 (L)
(Fresciano)

Check On

-Permission to fire on
houses, short of no
fire line.

-Brit. firing procedure
for relaying obs. Fire

-Tables from Lowenstein
-overlay Br. Situation

Max Rn NW

C-84-37 inter

A 83-36

B 83-36

N.
C 38.0
A 36.5
B 36.5

Brit.B.P. Flyover
86.5 - 32.6

Brit. C. Pt. Houses
84.9 - 30.9

Communications

1. Park- 24(wholesale)
-Whirlpool

2. ParkC- Polish- Voodoo-
Tunnel(Br.)-Whirlpool

3. ParkA- 50th Btry.
24 Fd.Rgt. -Whirlpool
(Wholesale)

4. Radio

use Binstend(?)of Brit
on BP & CP

Tasks-189th

Phase #1

2320 - 0010 on D-1
Houses 849 309
1RPG PM - 600rds Bn.

Phase#2 0515 - 0545-Dday
Houses 849 309
1/2RPG PM - 180rds Bn.

0545 - 0610
Houses 849 309
1RPG PM - 300 rds Bn.

0613 - 0645

Wadis- 876 302 to
875 307
2Btrys. 1RPG PM 256rds Bn.
(over)

Road 867 314 to
871 314
1Btry
1RPG PM 128rds Bn.

Phase III
Zero to Z+20
Main Rd, from Br.
865 326 1 RPG PM
240rds Bn.

Z+20 to Z+60
to Pt80, 864 322
1/2 RPG PM 240rds Bn.

Total 1944rds

objectives

Phase II- 18(I.B.) Track
running NW from
863 305
3(I.B.) 854 309 left
to 849 309

Phase III
864 313 to Pt 77
at 861 313 to 857 312

93-96, 34-37 -area
to be obs.

Estab. auxil. for base
& common ref. pt.

short wireline for
lateral communication
common-pt.
Lg. enough "T"

Common ref Pt.
947 357 (tower)

Dist. OP to T 11000
T=500mx

setting for orientating
BC Scope; R. Aux OP.
6269mx- R.R. edge
of close teleph. pole

Possibleties

96.1-24.2 house
270mx "T"
Base 3300yds

94.5- 24.3
140m T
Base 1660yds

95.3 - 24.1
190mx T
Base = 2230yds

Coord
Pt 25-595.499 -823.891
AzimPt25 to 26
64-39'-08"

Pa?ienies
OPs

910 - 291
913 - 282
920 - 288

Corps Arty
36 FA 155g
A 927 - 206
B 964 - 197
C 872 - 240

976 FA 155g
A 842 - 243
B 851 - 223
C 852 - 247

977 FA 155g
A 907 - 228
B 915 - 222
C 909 - 234

634 FA 155 H. M1
A 957 - 259
B 965 - 257
C 968 - 254

141 FA 155 H. M1
A 938 - 243
B 865 - 249
C 935 - 246

938 FA 155 Mi H.
A 869 - 253
B 867 - 232
C 868 - 249

194 FA 8" H
A 965 - 220 Roving gun #1A
B 878 - 231 951 - 216
C 838 - 252 #2A 968 - 221

Roving gun B 907 - 219
" " C 933 - 232

698 FA 240 mm H
"C" Btry #1 909 - 220
" " #2 885 - 228

May be called
upon to execute
any of 3 plans- 48hrs
notice

155G 33 per day
limbers for active
guns

trouble next few
days Cal (?)fuly over

Ammo
155 Mi & H 180 R
105
5th Div alternate
possibly tonight

Any one of 3
plans - called
upon with only
about 48 hrs notice
Figure alternative
plans& fires
7-8 tommorrow
major HC
Base eject

Defensive fires
after weve
gained ground

Be called upon
to execute any one
of 3 plans with
probably only 48 hrs
notice

Figure all movements
& plan of fire-
defensive fires after
objective taken

155 G allowance
33 per gun/day

160(?) AR
Pos available
45 (?)
(?) act(?)

36th 17,18
Hows

make (?)ly
ret tommorrow

Ey patrol
Stopping Br
ambulance &
checked for ammo
-let them go

34th med Btry
1 man on duty
grenade them

Normal amts of
Ammo in Btrys

1 Btry officer
from 105 & 155
1

8332 KA
8332 JZ
8333 KE
CB Dr(?)17 May
0440 0443 0445 0448
3rd 0823LV 0921GF 0133YI 0034KR
45th 9534GB 9133KS 9337FR 9037EC

2 Bn Volleys
Capt Ronisen(?)
Ln with (?)
(?)
27th on Right

0600 in (?)
reports on (?progress)

gunery!
6. Col. Bevington
5. Major Fischer Torpedo (894th TD Bn)
Major Wilbur A Co.
1 Co TD's 894
37 lini Max Alban Anzio

RR-93

Vic. 864-246

Am't of time
12 Min's
6000 ?

60 rds/gun

per hour
rate

or slightly
better

May 16

5th Army ? S f????
feel very optimistic

Ann??? 1 Reg

so far

Meters - now times

0500,0700,0900,1300, 1700
2000, 2400
Check time Synchronize
chronometers

Ammo at new pos.
-completion?
Turtle - Lemleys -
representative day or
so discussion.

H-5 to H 194 check Col A????

0435 -0450

8th Army E of

Pignatow - with

??? of cutting
off Corri ? 3000 sw

Espano - Gains
Pretty ???

9133 KS

??? 2 minutes

2 Bn Volleys

Harras ????

0500 - 15 min Prep.

-0516

Day after tommorrow
fire left edge of
our sector - hit

some targets in
our sector.

planned displa????
on t??th - 2nd
phase, when required
for move by tommorrow

Major Grant

Br. Majn RA 1st

Relieve Ln until
Attack

Call Lemley

when through

with 24 as an

hours.?

D-1D

Buffalo or Giarffe

Plan or moving?

Call Lemley

Laithem ? Frai?

13 Corps

2000 mit?
across Rapido
Sof Cassino

Polish Corp N of Cassino - slow

II Corp line 1
Company loss size ?

French tanks?
???? Lies

Preparations first op
to D day

While ?????-

Brig. Major G???
or duty officer

72-255 #3 Reg.

241 05 s 1 reg

30hr ??? CB

Prep

24hr delay South

fin in recovery???

CB

Dahlberg 158

Schooler 160

Najarian 171

91152 3770

1guns

Traverse
105 6400
1551918 2000
155 M1 1050
DACP 896 368
160 old
CP 923370
A 931376
B 928 371
C925 376
158
CP 938 369
A 935 365
B 930 368
C 930 365
180 873 381
179 9065 3820 105's
--- 8910 3797 75's

68 27
171 158
160 189

158 Locations
our 937427 3 pcs 158
9040? to register
New
160 - CP 882 384
A 887 382
B 890 385
C 887 385
171 CP 888 362
A 889 368
B 885 369
C 880 364
189 CP 894 374
A 898 380 6200 CL
B 899 379 " ____"
C 902 376 5950 "

1st Armd

915 330

878 352

36th Div

Garfunkel - asst S-3

Gattis S-2

Maj Giles, S-3

Front Line

0018 - 0622 -

1128 - 1532 - 2030 -

2629 - 3529 - 4028

450265 - 5322 - 5721.

34th in Civit
1st Armd coming out
36th , RCT 91 Div
on left

SCR 193 Radio

BC-654 SRC 284

Radio
SCR
193 Amp. Mod.
mi.
20 Voice Rec - 1500 - 1800 KC
60 CW Trans - 500 - 6200 "
40 Tone

SCR
284 3800 - 5800 KC

193 & 284 can
be worked together
with limitations
as indicated by Freq. range above.
[SCR: Signal Corp Radio; Amp: Amplitude; Mod: Modulation mi: Miles; Rec:Recieve; KC: kilo cycle; trans: transmit]

Effect of
Allied Arty Fire (PW Reports)

FQ - little value in
wooded areas - shells
detonated by limbs.
FD more effective

CP's do not move
as a result of
shelling - Suggest:
Hvy arty prec. adv

WP dreaded

Be wary of firing on
"troop Assy areas" reported
by patrols - upon
contact ey assuming
the follow up of our

arty - pulls back
to safe distance
from spot contact
was made

On night harassing
missions, make
shifts in defl +
range changes
(assy areas, wadis,
canals, roads, etc.)
Hit one spot 2
times then with
ey expecting that
place to be hit again
surprise with a conc
500 yds, further up
or down the road.

Col Coburn - Voodoo
Herendun - 35 Gr.

977 poliki?

976

501

5th A. Lightning
VI Corps Redwood
Rngr Force Lighthouse
1st SSF Sabotage
36th Egr Reg Ranger
 68 CA    "  Swing

VI Corps Arty Ramshackle
18 FA Br Blockade
69 Armd FA Bn Vocation
1st Bn 36 FA Reg Statue Red
976 FA Bn Shower
977 "  "  Voucher
15 Obsn Bn Voter
35 FA GR Vow
141st FA Bn Voltmeter
938   "  "  Voodoo
634   "  "  Rasher
376 Prcht " " Kick
80 Med Rgt RA Whartage
110 Btry        "   Red
111  "          "  white
456 Prcht FA Bn Keynote
601st TD Bn Cricket
645   "  " Decoy
894   "  " Torpedo
701   "  " Havoc

3rd Div
71 Inf Reg Custer
15  "   "  Cook
30  "   "  Concord

504 -
509 - Tokay

194 - Strawberry
       8 " How.

698 - 240mm - Supreme

Obsn Plane
Markings

45th
189 EE , EF
171
160
158
DA

601 FA Bn UB
602 " " UC

Metric System

1 Meter = 1.093611 yds.
=3.28 ft.
=.001 Km
=1000mm

1 Liter = .90811 dry qut.
= 1.0567 liquid qt.
= 33.8147 fl oz.
= 61.025 cu. in.

1 Kilogram = 2.2 lb av
= 2.6 lb ap
=32.15 oz ap
= 35.27 oz av

T/O Panzer Div

Arty
1 mixed SP Bn-
6 - 105s
6 - 150s
1 Bn - 150 How towed
1 Bn - 105 G-H "
4 - 88 D.P.    "
1 Btry (6) 105s
6 - 150 Rocket
Proj.

Photos
Scale = Focal Length (ft)
/ Height (ft)
(not most accurate method)
Basic Method of determin
ing scale:

Photo Dist. (inches)
/ Ground distance (inches) = 1/X
X = 00.000

scale = 1/00.000

Ground Dist selected
must be level + at least
2000 yds apart.

13. Approx azimuth
from which shells
are coming.

Ey. Btry. locations
put an overlay on sit-
uation map. This to
make complete sense of
reports on ey. arty.

Also - field of obs. of
fwd. obs.

Jottings
Velocity Sound 380 yds/sec

Converting meters to
yards, multiply by 1.1

Converting ft. to meters
multiply by .3048

17.78mil = 1°

1 meter = 1.1 yds = 39.37"

25.2mm = 1"

Other notes:

? - Ey
Panzer 6000???
55 Inf 7500
Panther Tank - 30 - 40 tons
"Tiger" Tank - 52 tons

Firing
Axial Prec.
Factors: v/R C
FE - Center of 1- c bracket
or target
Fire (6) + sense to
establish elev. (?)
on doublef??s refine

Sm. T Prec.
Factors; v/R, S, C
FE: when shift of 1/2 S mark
Sense: "over, defl. over1/2
1 rd at a time moving on pos.
defl sensings

Lg T Prec.
Factors: S, c/d, C
FE: split 15 or 16 mil if S is greater
in adjust - sense "Defl: over" etc
Sm T up to 300 mil
300 - 5oo m either sm or Lg T
Lg T over 500m

9520 3325 - 3 ???
957 358 1 tank
kraut at 925 358
kraut at 935 345
2 still there
+ 925 340
I 955 349
9576 3380
9152 3770 - 200 rds
947 353
HZZ1
LPM -DP
I-H-M
EVQ