high points, mount lundo and mount sammucro.trongly garrisoned with numerous mortars, machine guns and heavy weapons. four in me battalions were dug into a line of connected -- in a battalions were dug into a line of connected trenches. northeast across the valley floor to the base. another battalion was organized to defend the high ground northwest of san pietro. areas before these divisions were heavily mined and held the confusion of barb wire and booby-traps. on the afternoon before, information communicated to the battalion commanders. december 8, the first battalion of the 143rd infantry regiment to attack the summit of 1205. they had moved up the mountain in the cover of darkness. the third ranger battalion to attack 950. the second battalion of the one 43rd to attack northeast -- 143rd to attack northeast of san pietro. the third battalion, acting in support of the second. the original force to establish the beachhead, the 143rd had spent all but a fortnight in action under extremely bitter weather conditions. in salerno