from the S-2-3 Journal of the 3rd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment,
for 20 January 1945:

1615 Mess. from K Co. - "We are following thru - Lay in everything you've got."

1617 Poison 2nd Bn. cannot hear or see co's. 180th 3rd Bn. to smoke 805395.

1620 Message from K Co. - "Lay in all you have." We are.

1621 K Co. calls to lift all arty. fire.

1622 Message from K Co. - "We are surrendering."

1624 Chem. Mortars and arty. ordered to smoke heavily. 81mm to increase
smoke on prearranged targets for smoke.

1626 K Co. radios - "Impossible to get out." "Lift arty."
Co. does not answer last message.

1630 Bn. S-3 calls for E Co. to notify us upon sight of our people.

1632 Regt. S-3 informed of K Co's. situation.

1633 No answers from I, K, L.

And the last entry for 20 January:

2000 Regt. S-3 calls to see if our troops were successful in withdrawing.
Notified him they were not.

Only two men from I Company were able to get back to friendly territory.