▁and ▁equipment ▁reached ▁Br ind isi ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁September , ▁but ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁ship , ▁Ocean ▁Str anger ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁sign . ▁It ▁had ▁arrived ▁at ▁Sal erno ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁Italy , ▁where ▁fighting ▁was ▁still ▁going ▁on ▁and ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁unable ▁to ▁un load . ▁ 5 th ▁( L ) ▁Corps ▁Sign als ▁was ▁finally ▁un ited ▁at ▁Can osa ▁on ▁ 3 ▁October . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁the ▁unit ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁Ser rac ap ri ola ▁and ▁began ▁establish ing ▁communic ations ▁for ▁the ▁form ations ▁under ▁corps ▁command . ▁A way ▁from ▁the ▁coast al ▁railway ▁civil ▁tele phone ▁lines ▁were ▁sparse , ▁and ▁the ▁unit ▁soon ▁used ▁up ▁all ▁the ▁tele phone ▁pol es ▁in ▁ 4 2 ▁Sign al ▁Park . ▁Although ▁power ▁control ▁circ uits ▁along ▁the ▁electric ity ▁supply ▁p yl ons ▁up ▁the ▁valle ys ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁used , ▁V ▁Corps ▁was ▁faced ▁with ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁greater ▁use ▁of ▁wireless . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October ▁the ▁unit ' s ▁rear ▁elements ▁had ▁joined ▁from ▁North ▁Africa , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November , ▁following ▁the ▁crossing ▁of ▁the ▁Tr ign o , ▁it ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁Term oli ▁and ▁on ▁ 8 ▁November ▁to ▁Vas to . ▁V ▁Corps ' ▁next ▁task ▁was ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁Sang ro ▁and ▁tack le ▁the ▁Germ ans ' ▁Gustav ▁Line . ▁During ▁the ▁prepar ations ▁the ▁line ▁sections ▁had ▁to ▁instal ▁cable ▁down