"دراسة نقدية عن الحملة في ميسوبوتاميا حتى أبريل ١٩١٧: الجزء I - تقرير" [و‎‎١‎٢‎٨] (٤٢٤/٢٦٠)

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7. Watches will be synchronised by telephone from the Corps report
centre at 0700 to-day and at 0300 9th April 1916.
At 0300 G. Os. C. Divisions will report clear line whether they are
ready to commence the above operations.
8. S. N. O. will kindly arrange to join Corps H. Q. and for H. M.V
gun boats to be ready for movement during the above operations.
9. Corps report centre at present Corps Headquarters.
(Signed) H. M. BROWNE, Lieutenant-Colonel y
Senior General Staff Officer, Tigris Corps.
Issued at 1500 to Signals. .
N. B. —Map references in fojlowing orders are to Maps 8 and 9.
Tigris Corps Operation Order No. 30, 11th April 1916.
1. The Corps Commander intends to operate on the right bank and
to force the enemy's Sinn Position while containing the enemy in his
present Sannaiyat Position and in front of Bait Isa with the VII
Division.
2. To give effect to this the following operations and moves will
take place—
(a) The III Division will, on the morning of 13th April, 1916, seize
their first objective the enemy's trenches in front of Bait
Isa, 16d.
The 35th Brigade and the 44th Battery, R. F. A. (which
will come under the orders of G. O. C., 35th Brigade) will
move to-day to the vicinity of Twin Canals 28 B 60 to protect
the left rear of the III Division.
(&) G. O. C., YII Division, in direct communication with G. O. C.,
XIII Division, will take over the trenches now occupied by
40th Brigade to-night. The 40th Brigade on relief will return
to Fallahiya Camp.
(c) The G. O. C., XIII Division, will take over protective duties at
Camp Fallahiya from the 35th Brigade to-day and will hold
2 Brigades and Divisional troops in readiness to move to
17-C, via Masons Mounds after dark on 13th April 1916.
(d) The G. O. C., Ill Division, will consolidate the position captured
on the morning of 13th April 1916, and will seize the enemy's
trenches in 16 C., 27 D. by the morning of the 14th.
(e) The Cavalry Brigade and 36th Brigade will remain in their pre
sent positions carrying out the roles already assigned to them
and will be prepared to concentrate in the neighbourhood of
Shands Shanty before daylight on 14th April 1916.