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As an indication of the amount of patrol activity conducted by the Rainbow, from February 18 to February 28 the infantry carried out a total of 139 reconnaissance and combat patrols. These patrols ranged over the entire Division front, penetrating the enemy lines up to a distance of 2,000 yards and determined the strength and location of enemy installations.
Of the total number of patrols, 32 reconnaissance patrols and 34 combat patrols were conducted by the 222nd Infantry Regiment. These patrols killed 32 Germans, wounded four and captured four prisoners. Their losses were five men killed, 19 wounded and two men missing, with the majority of casualties caused by enemy mines.
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