Two experienced veterans of Kreta: Unterfeldwebel A. Hass of Gebirgsjäger Regiment 100 (5.Geb.Div.) and Oberfeldwebel K.v.Gutowski (forward observer for the mortar battalion) of Fallschirmjäger Regiment 3 on hill 593.
Hill 593 also known as Calvary Hill was one of the most contested area near Monte Cassino.