3 ▁September ) ▁went ▁well ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁positions ▁were ▁over run , ▁Corps ▁H Q ▁and ▁Sign als ▁moving ▁up ▁to ▁Monte grid ol fo . ▁But ▁V ▁Corps ▁was ▁checked ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gem man o ▁( 4 – 1 5 ▁September ). ▁The ▁sign all ers ▁following ▁behind ▁the ▁advance ▁had ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁extensive ▁demol itions ▁and ▁mine fields , ▁the ▁three ▁line ▁sections ▁as ▁far ▁forward ▁as ▁possible ▁( re in for ced ▁by ▁ 2 1 ▁Line ▁Section ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁maintenance ▁in ▁the ▁rear ) ▁and ▁the ▁T act ical ▁H Q ▁signal ▁office ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁gun ▁line . ▁By ▁ 5 ▁September ▁the ▁main ▁cable ▁was ▁through ▁to ▁Mor ci ano ▁di ▁Rom agna , ▁but ▁H Q ▁did ▁not ▁follow ▁until ▁ 1 5 ▁September . ▁The ▁cable ▁ar tery ▁was ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁Con ca ▁by ▁ 1 9 ▁September , ▁at ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁several ▁cas ual ties . ▁By ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁the ▁enemy ▁began ▁to ▁dis eng age , ▁but ▁the ▁weather ▁slow ed ▁the ▁purs uit . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁October ▁signal ▁de ception ▁measures ▁were ▁instit uted ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁false ▁impression ▁that ▁further ▁advance ▁was ▁impossible , ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁advance ▁continued , ▁with ▁Corps ▁H Q ▁reaching ▁Andrea ▁di ▁B agn olo ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁with ▁Sign als ▁H Q ▁in ▁nearby ▁Borg hi . ▁Cas ual ties ▁among ▁the ▁sign all ers ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁heavy ,