Displaying: 76 100 of 651 matches for “battle of the bulge”
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76. The 26th Infantry Division during World War II
crossed the Saar River into Germany in early December. During the Battle of the ... Casualty figures for the 26th Infantry Division, European theater of operations: Total battle ... 26th Infantry Division Campaigns during World War II Formed in the summer of 1917, a ... Division participated in several battles in France. In September 1944, the "Yankee" division landed in
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77. The 10th Armored Division during World War II
Battle of the Bulge, the "Tiger" division was diverted to the north, where it provided support to ... Armored Division arrived in the French port of Cherbourg. It soon advanced eastward into the province of ... Allied forces in the town of Bastogne, Belgium. The 10th returned in early 1945 to the Moselle-Saar ... region to continue its drive into Germany. On March 2, 1945, the unit captured the city of Trier. It
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78. The 6th Armored Division during World War II
Battle of the Bulge. At the end of March 1945, the unit crossed the Rhine ... invasion of western Europe. The "Super Sixth" was subsequently assigned to General George S. Patton's Third ... River and moved quickly into central Germany. The 6th Armored Division and the Liberation of ... Buchenwald After fording the Werra River and advancing deeper into the German state of Thuringia, the
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79. The 3rd Armored Division during World War II
Ardennes, the Battle of the Bulge, the division was redeployed to Belgium. In ... Division landed on the Normandy beaches of France in late June 1944, just weeks after ... D-Day (June 6), the massive Allied invasion of western Europe. The "Spearhead" division advanced ... March 1945, the 3rd Armored Division advanced into Germany, capturing the city of Cologne and crossing
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80. The 103rd Infantry Division during World War II
offensive into the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge that month forced ... figures for the 103rd Infantry Division, European theater of operations: Total battle ... Infantry Division landed in southern France in late October 1944, a few months after the Allied invasion of ... western Europe on D-Day (June 6, 1944). From the port of Marseille, the
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81. The 36th Infantry Division during World War II
German offensive in December (the Battle of the Bulge), the "Texas" held ... and landed in North Africa in April 1943 as part of the Allied campaign ... was subsequently redeployed to southern France and moved northeast to the region of Alsace. During the ... its defensive position and by the end of the month was counterattacking enemy forces. In 1945, the
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82. The 4th Infantry Division during World War II
Battle of the Bulge. In late March 1945, the 4th crossed the Rhine ... for the 4th Infantry Division, European theater of operations: Total battle casualties ... River and a few weeks later captured the German city of Nuremberg. By the end of April, the unit had ... advanced deep into Bavaria. The 4th Infantry Division and the Liberation of Haunstetten
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83. Oral history interview with James M. Burgess
and receiving later a battlefield commission; how during the Battle of the Bulge, his unit helped ... Oral history interviews of the Atlanta History Center collection ... The cataloging of this oral history interview has been supported by a grant from the Conference on ... Liverpool and arriving a few weeks before the invasion of Normandy; training in the areas of Exmouth, Exeter
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84. Oral history interview with James Bryant
the age of 19, in mid-December 1944, in the midst of snow and fog during the beginning of the Battle ... of the Bulge his platoon was told to seek an isolated crossroads near Bastogne, Belgium, and they ... Oral history interviews of the Marcia Horn collection ... the child of a Holocaust survivor produced by Dr. Marcia Horn.
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85. View of the commercial street in Berlin where Arthur Lewy's tobacco store was located.
just after D-Day. After fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and across Germany, Heinz' unit took part ... Heinz Stephan Lewy was born in Berlin on March 11, 1925. He was the only child of Arthur and
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86. Group portrait of orphans in the postwar Tiefenbrunner children's home in Antwerp.
following the Battle of the Bulge, and Simon needed to return to hiding for another few weeks until the ... Group portrait of orphans in the postwar Tiefenbrunner children's home in Antwerp. Pictured ... Simon Steil is the son of Adolf Steil and Eliza nee (Meizels) Meissels Steil. Simon was born on
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87. Group portrait of younger boys in the postwar Tiefenbrunner children's home in Antwerp.
following the Battle of the Bulge, and Simon needed to return to hiding for another few weeks until the ... Group portrait of younger boys in the postwar Tiefenbrunner children's home in Antwerp. Andre ... Simon Steil is the son of Adolf Steil and Eliza nee (Meizels) Meissels Steil. Simon was born on
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88. Group portrait of younger girls in the postwarTiefenbrunner children's home in Antwerp.
following the Battle of the Bulge, and Simon needed to return to hiding for another few weeks until the ... Simon Steil is the son of Adolf Steil and Eliza nee (Meizels) Meissels Steil. Simon was born on
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89. Group portrait of girls in the postwarTiefenbrunner children's home in Antwerp.
following the Battle of the Bulge, and Simon needed to return to hiding for another few weeks until the ... Group portrait of girls in the postwarTiefenbrunner children's home in Antwerp. Pictured seated ... Simon Steil is the son of Adolf Steil and Eliza nee (Meizels) Meissels Steil. Simon was born on
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90. Group portrait of girls in the postwarTiefenbrunner children's home in Antwerp.
following the Battle of the Bulge, and Simon needed to return to hiding for another few weeks until the ... Group portrait of girls in the postwarTiefenbrunner children's home in Antwerp. Standing second ... Simon Steil is the son of Adolf Steil and Eliza nee (Meizels) Meissels Steil. Simon was born on
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91. The 4th Armored Division during World War II
France. During the Battle of the Bulge, the unit provided badly needed ... 1944) of the French Normandy coast. Within weeks, the "Breakthrough" division was sweeping across ... Armored Division and the Liberation of Ohrdruf On April 4, 1945, the "Breakthrough" division ... overran Ohrdruf, a subcamp of the Buchenwald
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92. The 1st Infantry Division during World War II
the city of Aachen in late October 1944. After taking part in the Battle of ... Axis forces from the continent in 1943. In July of that year, 1st Infantry Division forces invaded ... Italy, landing in Sicily. On D-Day (June 6, 1944), units of the 1st ... the Bulge in Belgium, the "Big Red One" reentered Germany and, on March 15, 1945, crossed the
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93. The 101st Airborne Division during World War II
city of Eindhoven. The 101st was deployed to Belgium during the Battle of the ... Bulge in December 1944 and was subsequently surrounded in Bastogne by German troops. The unit refused to ... the division had reached the Bavarian Alps. The 101st Airborne Division and the Liberation of ... During the 101st's drive into southern Germany, the unit uncovered Kaufering IV, one of 11 camps in the
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94. The 84th Infantry Division during World War II
Netherlands in preparation for an offensive into Nazi Germany. During the Battle of ... the Bulge, the 84th was diverted to Belgium to stop the German offensive. In March 1945, it moved ... into the Rhineland and subsequently advanced northward, capturing the city of Hannover on April 10. The ... 1945. The 84th Infantry Division and the Liberation of Hannover-Ahlem and Salzwedel As
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95. The 11th Armored Division during World War II
Battle of the Bulge. In March 1945, the 11th moved into the Rhineland and advanced eastward into the ... figures for the 11th Armored Division, European theater of operations: Total battle ... heart of Germany. The following month, the unit moved southward from Thuringia into Bavaria, capturing ... Coburg on April 11 and Bayreuth on April 14. On May 5, the 11th took the Austrian city of Linz, and a few
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96. The 80th Infantry Division during World War II
Luxembourg to blunt the German offensive into the Ardennes during the Battle of the ... August 3, 1944, less than two months after the Allied invasion of western Europe on ... of Germany by early December. Later that month, the 80th was diverted to ... Bulge. In January 1945, the 80th returned to the offensive and in the following months drove deep into
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97. The 2nd Infantry Division during World War II
Battle of the Bulge, preventing further German attempts to reconquer ... for the 2nd Infantry Division, European theater of operations: Total battle casualties ... World War II, the "Indianhead" division landed on Omaha Beach on June 7, 1944, and broke out of ... Belgium. In March 1945, the unit moved into the interior of Germany and captured the city of Leipzig on
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98. The 82nd Airborne Division during World War II
Battle of the Bulge. In February 1945, the division advanced into Germany, crossing the Elbe River ... North Africa to prepare for the invasion of Italy. In July, the 82nd was dropped into Sicily and fought ... (June 6, 1944), the date when the Allies launched their massive invasion of western Europe, the "All ... . 82nd Airborne Division The 82nd Airborne Division and the Liberation of Wöbbelin
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99. The 90th Infantry Division during World War II
German offensive into the Ardennes (the Battle of the Bulge). The 90th ... (June 6, 1944) as part of the massive Allied invasion of western Europe. After pushing through northern ... France, the unit advanced into the Saar region of Germany, but was redeployed to Belgium during the ... returned to Germany and captured the city of Mainz on March 22, 1945. Several days later, the "Tough Ombre
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100. The 83rd Infantry Division during World War II
offensive in the Battle of the Bulge. Several months later, it crossed the ... first activated in the fall of 1917, several months after the United States entered ... the Allied D-Day invasion of western Europe, the "Thunderbolt" division ... landed on Omaha Beach and began advancing into France. By the end of September, the division had moved