The next morning, April 12th, after initially assembling east of Kamburg, the Column resumed its march at 0900. But no smashing drive was forthcoming. After a 15 mile advance, resistance at Weickersdorf held up the task force, and four miles later at Droyssig the column was stopped cold by infantry, mortars, artillery, and more ground ack-ack. The defenses around Zeitz had been hit; and these defenses, still manned and active, were to cause the task force, and in fact the whole division, much trouble during the next few days. To support the Droyssig action, the 212th stopped at 1500 in positions around Romsdorf, where a few moments later Headquarters Battery, still in column along the road, received a terrific artillery and mortar shelling. Two men were killed: Tec. 5 Leslie H. Kirk and Pvt. Samuel J. Facas; and four were seriously wounded: Lt. Neuswirth, Tec. 5 Yocius, and Tec. 5 Westlund, all of the battery's attached anti-aircraft personnel, and Pvt. Albert A. DeMaris. Westlund died later from his wounds.