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A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM JOHN HART AND THE FSSF ASSOCIATION.
The attack on Remetanea was delayed while supplies and reinforcements were brought up the mountain. Fortified German machine gun position with Monte Cesima in the background All material had to be hand-carried by Forcemen because of the
difficult terrain, and a single trip from the base to the peak took more
than six hours. Bringing down the wounded took even longer. From December 3-6, the Force extended their control on the southern and western slopes of Defensa while enduring constant sniper, mortar, and artillery barrages. The British were finally able to take Camino in the early morning hours of December 7 and the Force captured Remetanea later that day. The Force’s mission was complete, and they were relieved on December 8. During the week the Forcemen spent at the Defensa peak, they lived exposed to the harsh elements in their foxholes and survived on low rations and very limited water supplies. The casualty rate was staggering with 81 Forcemen killed and over 500 wounded or disabled with illness
The casualty rate was staggering with 81 Forcemen
killed and over 500 wounded or disabled with illness.
