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Rh History of Sixth Regiment, U. S. Marines. 53 o( the 3rd Battalion at Anchutte; I company of the 2nd Battalion at Hungersdorf. The march was resumed on the morning of December 7th. Route of march : Weisbaum — Udelhoven — Antweiler — Schuld. The Regi- ment was billeted for the night as follows : Regimental Headquarters, Headquarters Company, Supply Company, 1st Battalion and 73rd M G. Company at Schuld; 2nd Battalion Headquarters and 2 companies of that battalion at Fuchshoven; 2 companies of the 2nd Battalion at Wm- nerath; Battalion Headquarters and 3 companies of the 3rd Battalion at lsul; I company of the 3rd Battalion at Dumpelfeld. The march was continued on the morning of December 8th. Route of march : Antweiler — Schuld — Ahrweiler. The troops were billeted for the night as follows : Regimental Headquarters, Headquarters Com- pany, Supply Company, 3rd Battalion, Battalion Headquarters and 3 companies of the 2nd Battalion, Battalion Headquarters and 3 companies of the 1st Battalion and the 73rd M.G. Company at Neuenarh; I company of the 2nd Battalion and I platoon machine guns at Limersdorf; I company of the 1st Battalion and I platoon machine guns at Schelken- bach. On the morning of December 9th this regiment resumed the march. Route of march : Neuenahr — Sinzig — Brohl. Upon arrival at destina- tion an outpost line was established on the west bank of the Rh.ne from Niederbreisig to Namedy. The regiment was billeted as follows : Re- gimental Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, Headquar- ters and 2 companies of the 2nd Battalion and 2 platoons of the 81st M.G. Company at Brohl; the 1st Battalion and 73rd M.G. Company -it Namedy; 2 companies of the 2nd Battalion and I platoon of the 81st M.G. Company at Niederbreisig; the Supply Company two kilometers north of Brohl on the Brohl-Sinzig road. On the afternoon of December 10th the 74th Company of the 1st Battalion was sent to Andernach to establish a liaison post there with the 32nd Division, which was on our right. In addition to the outposts the entire western bank uf the Rhine was patrolled from Niederbreisig to Andernach. The regiment remained in this area for four days, during which time drills were held daily. On the morning of December 13th this regiment crossed the Rhine River and took up position in support of the 5th Regiment in the 4ih Brigade sector of the Coblenz bridgehead. The disposition of the troop of this regiment was as follows: Regimental Headquarters at Arien heller; Headquarters Company, Supply Company and 2nd Battalion ut Rheinbrohl; 3rd Battalion at Leutesdorf; Battalion Headquarters and two companies of the 1st Battalion at Niederhammerstein; one company of the 1st Battalion at Oberhammerstein, one company of the 1st Battalion and the 73rd M.G. Company at Leutesdorf.