▁to ▁the ▁river ▁under ▁art illery ▁fire , ▁but ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁ 2 8 – 2 9 ▁November ▁succeeded , ▁and ▁c ables ▁were ▁laid ▁across ▁the ▁brid ges ▁laid ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Engine ers . ▁Bad ▁weather ▁ham per ed ▁further ▁adv ances , ▁but ▁after ▁ 1 st ▁Canadian ▁Division ▁took ▁Or ton a , ▁V ▁Corps ▁H Q ▁moved ▁forward ▁to ▁San ▁V ito ▁Ch iet ino ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁December , ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Roc ca ▁San ▁Giovanni ▁on ▁ 3 ▁January , ▁remaining ▁there ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁month . ▁ ▁The ▁Adri atic ▁front ▁in ▁Italy ▁was ▁virt ually ▁shut ▁down ▁for ▁winter , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁January ▁V ▁Corps ▁H Q ▁and ▁Sign als ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁to ▁a ▁rest ▁area ▁near ▁Nap les , ▁though ▁the ▁signal ▁unit ▁l ent ▁a ▁det achment ▁to ▁rein force ▁ 2 nd ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Division ' s ▁sign all ers ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Monte ▁Cass ino , ▁which ▁suffered ▁some ▁cas ual ties . ▁The ▁Corps ▁H Q ▁returned ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁Adri atic ▁Front ▁once ▁more ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁February , ▁located ▁at ▁P agli eta . ▁Direct ly ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Al lied ▁Arm ies ▁in ▁Italy ▁( AA I ), ▁V ▁Corps ' ▁task ▁was ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁front ▁with ▁the ▁minimum ▁number ▁of ▁troops ▁and ▁har ass ▁the ▁enemy , ▁while ▁E ighth ▁Army ▁moved ▁west wards . ▁ 5 th ▁( L )