ired ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁his ▁advance , ▁he ▁chose ▁to ▁move ▁west ▁through ▁Lan zer ath . ▁He ▁was ▁fr ustr ated ▁and ▁angry ▁that ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Fall sch irm ja eg er ▁Regiment ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁report ▁that ▁the ▁road ▁was ▁clear . ▁The ▁ 5 0 0 ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁ 9 th ▁Fall sch irm ja eg er ▁Regiment , ▁ 3 rd ▁Fall sch irm ja eg er ▁Division ▁were ▁held ▁up ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁by ▁ 1 8 ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 9 4 th ▁Int elligence ▁and ▁Re con na issance ▁Squad s ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 9 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁at ▁Lan zer ath ▁R idge . ▁At ▁ 6 : 0 0 ▁pm , ▁Pe i per ▁finally ▁learned ▁that ▁the ▁village ▁had ▁been ▁secured . ▁His ▁column ▁of ▁ 1 1 7 ▁t anks , ▁ 1 4 9 ▁half - tra cks , ▁ 1 8 ▁ 1 0 5 mm ▁guns ▁and ▁ 6 ▁ 1 5 0 mm ▁guns , ▁total ing ▁ 6 0 0 ▁vehicles , ▁finally ▁moved ▁forward . ▁He ▁was ▁further ▁held ▁up ▁when ▁his ▁t anks ▁struck ▁two ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁mine fields , ▁slow ing ▁progress ▁while ▁the ▁engine ers ▁cleared ▁the ▁fields ▁ahead ▁of ▁mines . ▁ ▁Pe i per ▁finally ▁arrived ▁in ▁Lan zer ath ▁near ▁mid night ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁inf antry ▁bed ding ▁down ▁for ▁the ▁night . ▁Every ▁officer