Further over to the left the American II Corps was well on its way to Formia. On that day, as Marshal Juin wrote.
"having toured the fronts in the lower areas from end to end of the bridgehead where the actions were developed, I was able to see with what ardour and enthusiasm the troops drove forward to their objectives. It is true that the commanders were there in the breach in person: Brosset, driving his own jeep, was giving orders through a loud-hailer and Montsabert was conducting his battle by means of a portable radio which never left his side. There were also other reasons for this feverish excitement. Towards mid-day a message was heard in clear from the enemy ordering his troops to withdraw and the prisoners were flowing in.
Without losing a moment General Juin threw his Mountain Corps into the breach. This now included the 4th Moroccan Mountain Division and General Guillaume’s Moroccan Tabors. Leaving the beaten tracks, with their machine guns and mortars on their backs, they scaled the steep slopes of Monte Petrella like mountain goats, reaching the top on May 15. Without waiting to get their breath back they then hurled themselves at the Revole massif (4,150 feet). Meanwhile, passing behind the Mountain Corps, the 3rd Algerian Division took Ausonia and reached Esperia, thus extending the action of the 1st Moroccan Motorised Infantry Division which had captured San Giorgio on the right bank of the Liri.
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