▁Sign als ▁maintained ▁dummy ▁signals ▁traffic ▁to ▁conce al ▁E ighth ▁Army ' s ▁move . ▁While ▁the ▁front ▁was ▁static , ▁the ▁unit ▁received ▁new ▁equipment , ▁including ▁tele pr inter s , ▁and ▁Je eps ▁to ▁replace ▁ 1 5 ▁c wt ▁tr uck s , ▁cars ▁and ▁motor cy cles ▁that ▁were ▁frequently ▁stuck ▁in ▁mud . ▁It ▁also ▁established ▁line ▁communic ations ▁with ▁Herm on ▁Force , ▁a ▁mixed ▁force ▁operating ▁high ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁with ▁Pack ▁transport . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁V ▁Corps ▁H Q ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁II ▁Polish ▁Corps ▁and ▁with d rew ▁to ▁Camp ob asso ▁in ▁Army ▁Group ▁Reserve . ▁The ▁succeed ing ▁weeks ▁were ▁spent ▁in ▁training , ▁though ▁ 5 th ▁( L ) ▁Corps ▁Sign als ▁l ent ▁a ▁wireless ▁det achment ▁to ▁II ▁Polish ▁Corps ▁for ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁An con a ▁in ▁July . ▁ ▁Under ▁its ▁new ▁G OC , ▁L t - Gen ▁Charles ▁Ke ight ley , ▁V ▁Corps ' ▁next ▁task ▁was ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁purs uit ▁force ▁after ▁E ighth ▁Army ' s ▁expected ▁break through ▁of ▁the ▁Goth ic ▁Line ▁in ▁Operation ▁O live . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁attack ▁began , ▁the ▁corps ' ▁role ▁had ▁changed ▁to ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁r ush ▁the ▁Goth ic ▁Line ▁by ▁surprise , ▁even ▁though ▁neither ▁the ▁H Q ▁nor ▁its ▁divisions ▁had ▁carried ▁out ▁an ▁off ensive ▁operation ▁for ▁many ▁months . ▁The ▁first ▁phase ▁( 2 5 ▁August –