ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən dʒˌiːˈaɪz wɜːɹ ˌoʊvɚ fˈɪfti mˈaɪlz ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm ðɛɹ ɪntˈɛndᵻd lˈændɪŋ zˈoʊn ænd dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tʊ ˈɪmpɹəvˌaɪz, wˌɪtʃ ɪn ðɪs kˈeɪs mˈɛnt ɐtˈɛmptɪŋ tə tˈeɪk ðə tˈaʊn baɪ fˈoːɹs ˌɔn ðɛɹ ˈoʊn.
The American GIs were over fifty miles away from their intended landing zone and decided to improvise, which in this case meant attempting to take the town by force on their own.