By midnight, all foot elements had closed into allocated positions in the Division's Assembly Area - Turqueville - Reuville - Audonville - Le Hubert - Ecoquenesville - with the Division CP set up at the village of Loutres. During the night of the 25th and the morning of the 26th, an enemy patrol struck in force in the area of the OPLR of the 357th and made slight penetration. The Race to the Rhine: How the U.S. 79th Division Took Down the Nazis The 358th, with two Battalions abreast, made an assault against the town of Pont l'Abbe (Etienville) from the East. Other elements of the VIII Corps continued their attacks on BREST and the CROZON Peninsula in the early part of September, and were preparing for the finishing blows against that major port on 5 September when Twelfth US Army Group ordered that the Corps revert from Third US Army to Ninth US Army, still continuing however, with the mission of reducing the BRITTANY Peninsula, along with protecting the south flank of Twelfth US Army Group along the Loire River from its mouth to ORLEANS exclusive. The headquarters was organized on 29 September 1921. Fighting slowed down at 2300. Through these meetings close liaison was achieved. During the first week of the BRITTANY operations they protected railroads and bridges, provided guides for leading elements of Third US Army both in the BRITTANY Peninsula, and in the drive to the east, engaged in guerilla activity on a large scale, mopping up small pockets of the enemy which had been by-passed in numerous locations by the armored spearheads. The 358th Infantry was ordered to make a limited attack in order to mask the move. All units of the Division maintained their respective positions. 79th Infantry Division — US Army Divisions Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn (17 February 1918) The 79th Division saw extensive combat in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive area where it earned the name of "Cross of Lorraine" for their defense of France. The main attack was preceded by the attempt on the part of a task force consisting of an Engineer Company to capture the town. The 79th Infantry Division drove across the River on 18 September near BAYON, while elements of the 2d French Armored Division crossed the river southeast of CHARMES. 134th Infantry Regiment - After Action Report - July 1944. On 10 September an attack was launched by XV Corps to secure the west bank of the MOSELLE River in the vicinity of CHARMES and EPINAL. XX Corps was not fully operational, but was ordered to concentrate near VITRE, and to assume the protection of Army south flank. The enemy was destroyed or taken prisoner. Two orders were issued during the period 1-25 September which anticipated the continued advance of Third US Army. The activities of the 90th remained unchanged The various Regiments continued defending their respective sectors. XII Corps, composed of the 35th and 80th Infantry Division and the 4th Armored Division, established bridgeheads across the MOSELLE River north and south of NANCY as the second half of September commenced. View history The 79th Infantry Division (formerly known as the 79th Division) was an infantry formation of the United States Army Reserve in World Wars I and II . Group A completed embarkation at Dartmouth. Shoulder patch: White bordered blue shield on which Army and Navy Publishing Co., 1946. Alternative Title: After action reports: 4th Infantry Division. As of 1 June 1944, the 90th Infantry Division was disposed in marshalling areas as follows: The main body of the Division was stationed in the XXIX District, Western Base Section, located generally North and East of the Cities of Cardiff and Newport, Wales. Only 5% of the Division's transport vehicles were available because MT ship unloading was far behind schedule. On 17 August the CITADEL at ST MALO fell to the 83d Infantry Division which had been besieging it heavily for nearly two weeks. On 13 August NANTES was cleared of the enemy. Brig. Division-level after action reports, normally prepared on a monthly basis, usually consist of brief operation summaries. The Division had completed its preparations for overseas movement to the coast of France and was in the midst of loading vehicles aboard motor transport ships. taking La Haye du Puits in house-to-house fighting, 8 July. The attack was successful. Operations memorandum covering the subjects of rehabilitation, housekeeping and Tank-Infantry training was drawn up and put into effect immediately. Civilian report of an impending attack against the 357th Infantry was found to be inaccurate. The remainder of the Division, less residual elements, went aboard transports as follows: One-half Division Headquarters and CT 8 (less 3rd BN) on the Excelsior at Newport. The Division remained As will be shown, Nancy was taken by XII Corps during the continued advance, but the other provisions of these orders had not been fulfilled at the time the Third US Army offensive was halted. The Division's Regiments continued to hold their positions. Meanwhile the 80th Infantry Division from the north was moving south to NANCY from the vicinity from PONT-A-MOUSSON. ORLEANS and CHATEAUDUN were captured on 16 August. The 8th Infantry Division remained in the vicinity of RENNES until 13 August at which time it moved to Dinan. Vast numbers of German armored cars, tanks, vehicles and guns of all sorts were knocked out. 1,469.46 tons of bombs were dropped. By 2030, patrols of the 1st and 2nd Battalions had entered the town. Last Major Update: February 18, 2016. This Bn was attached to the 357th. At the same time it acquired the 2d Infantry Division from First US Army, so that it was composed of the 2d Infantry Division, 8th Infantry Division, 29th Infantry Division, 83rd Infantry Division and 6th Armored Division. Its first order to advance to the east abreast of XV Corps was changed on 7 August, inasmuch as a strong threat of a hostile counterattack from the east of AVRANCHES, would have separated a portion of Third US Army from the remainder of allied forces, and would have cut off the main supply artery. The 5th Infantry Division pushed northeast during the same period and took EPERNAY on 28 August. It was determined that the crossing at Chef du Pont was lightly held. with a gray border; it was adopted during World War I. Reactivated: (Org. During the month of August a total of 1049 missions, 12,229 sorties were flown. The 358th Infantry was ordered to move into an assembly area approximately 1000 yards to the east of Gourbesville. At 240600 August XV Corps, substantially north of Paris, was released to First US Army. At this time the Corps had the 4th Armored Division on the south, 35th Infantry Division in the center, and the 80th Infantry Division on the north. It was functioning equally effectively against other targets. The 7th Armored Division had a bridgehead over the MEUSE River at VERDUN, and the 5th Infantry Division was advancing to an area near CHEPPY, northwest of VERDUN. In the operations from 1-7 August, the XIX Tactical Air Command, under Brigadier General O.P. By 28 August 7th Armored Division had advanced to positions 10 miles northwest of REIMS, while other elements of the division were in the vicinity of EPERNAY and MONTMIRAIL. 17 February 1945: Seventh Army, 6th Army Group, but attached to the XVI Corps. After training in the United Kingdom from 17 April 1944, the 79th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach, Normandy, 12–14 June and entered combat 19 June 1944, with an attack on the high ground west and northwest of Valognes and high ground south of Cherbourg Naval Base. It required the Army to continue its advance to the east, changing its direction of advance to secure crossings of the RHINE River in the vicinity of MANNHEIM and MAINZ, and to protect the south flank of Twelfth US Army Group from ORLEANS to the east. Heavy German counterattacks were repulsed, 22-27 August, and the Division reached the Therain River, 31 In the 358th's sector, the Division's units were successful in capturing and occupying the high ground to the North and West of Pont l'Abbe. Grouping for the attack on BREST occupied several days and it was not until 1300 25 August that the main attack against the city started. August 1944. After a year of training the division sailed overseas in July 1918. The 358th'selements made an attempt to capture Etienville, but strong German counter-attack forced a platoon which had entered the town to withdraw. Division Headquarters report - After Action Report - August 1944. 90th Infantry Division History & Research. Author: Headquarters, 4th Infantry Division, U.S. Army: Abstract: Section I- authority. Enemy Artillery was active in the 357th Infantry area. The 5th Armored Division started movement to the north on the west bank of the river to prevent the enemy from crossing, and also with the purpose of forming another pocket for the retreating Germans. The division was first activated at Camp Meade, Maryland in August 1917, composed primarily of draftees from Maryland and Pennsylvania. All of the divisions under control of VIII Corps were thrown into the attack with exception of the 6th Armored Division and the 83d Infantry Division which were assigned the mission of protecting the Army south flank from ORLEANS west. The 359th (-1 BN) was released from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division and reverted to the control of the 90th Division on 10 June. The Division then went on occupation duty, in the Dortmund, The 2nd Bn of the 359th Infantry occupied a defensive sector to the left of that of the 358th Infantry. The two regiments continued to push forward upon the opening of the new day. 79th Infantry Division: 01.04.1945-06.04.1945: 116th Infantry Regiment: 75th Infantry Division: 01.04.1945-07.04.1945: 1 platoon, B Company, 121st Engineer Combat Battalion: . Third Army Summary Of After Action in World War II THE SEINE River was crossed on 19 August by one battalion of the 79th Infantry Division who were successful in establishing the initial bridgehead. The XX Corps was moved from its bivouac area in NORMANDY as quickly as possible after 1 August, to concentrate in an area near VITRE. Brig. It had turned XV Corps over to First US Army for participation in the second major Allied trap of German forces. Both divisions had drawn up to west bank of the MOSELLE River by 16 September. There were heavy counterattacks all along the thirty-mile Corps front, but all of these were repulsed while pockets of the enemy were cleaned out in the BOIS de FAULX, FORET DE ST JEAN FONTAINE and FORET DE CHAMPENOUX. June 1944. 79th INFANTRY DIVISION - database-memoire.eu Of these, the XII Corps was largely occupied with staging Third US Army units from England to the Continent, receiving them on the Continent, and moving them to the Army rear boundary. In addition, BREST, LORIENT, ST NAZAIRE and the CITADEL of ST MALO were holding out. The units continued to improve their defensive positions. The German attempt to establish a bridgehead west of the Rhine at The score against enemy air power was impressive with a total of 158 confirmed, 15 probable and 34 damaged enemy planes in the air – 76 confirmed, 6 probable, and 26 damaged on the ground. The 90th Infantry Division attacked from the west, and the 5th Infantry Division from the south, while one combat command of the 7th Armored Division attacked to seize the high ground northeast of METZ. During this Campaign, Third U S Army captured 94,199 prisoners, an average of 1,713 per day. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 79th Infantry Division Artillery, 79th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), Headquarters, Special Troops, 79th Infantry Division, Headquarters Company, 79th Infantry Division. The 83d Infantry Division was deployed around ST MALO and DINARD. Resistance was extremely heavy in that area, the 5th Infantry Division being hard pressed to hold its bridgeheads across the MOSELLE River south of METZ. A coordinated attack preceded by the support of all available artillery was launched upon the town at 1900. It had been released to First US Army on 24 August, and did not revert to control of Third US Army until 29 August. The 5th Infantry Division was meanwhile ordered to guard the south flank of the Army as far east as CHATEAU CONTIER, beginning immediately to perform this mission. REPORT OF THE VIII CORPS AFTER ACTION AGAINST ENEMY FORCES ON THE COTENTIN PENINSULA, NORMANDY, FRANCE, FOR THE PERIOD IN 1-31 JULY, 1944. June 1944 - Battle of Normandy After Action Reports Headquarters Company - After Action Report - Cpt William H. Hubbard 104th Medical Battalion - After Action Report 110th Field Artillery Battalion - After Action Report - Lieutenant Colonel John J. Cooper, Jr. 115th Infantry Regiment - After Action Report - Colonel Alfred V. Ednie The 357th advanced in its zones of action and encountered enemy resistance in the vicinity of the town of Amfreville. In compliance with C-3, Par 10, AR 345-105, the following report of action against the enemy by the 134th Infantry Regiment during the period of 1 July 44 to 31 July 44 is submitted. Shoulder patch: White bordered blue shield on which is superimposed a cross of Lorraine. As the operational command posts of a theater sustainment command – the ESCs plan, coordinate synchronize, monitor, and control operational- level sustainment operations for Army service component commands, joint task forces and joint forces commands throughout the world. BN (DET. Elements of the 3rd Bn of the 357th Infantry fought their way into Gourbesviille at 2020 and held their control of the town until the next morning. After Action Report April 1945 - Coulthart MAYENNE fell late on 5 August while LAVAL and CHATEAU CONTIER fell on 7 August. 29 November 1946). 7 March 1945: XVI Corps. The 79th cut across the Moselle and Meurthe Rivers, 13-23 September, cleared the The XV Corps was aided in this southern pincers by VII Corps (First US Army) which had moved around on the Corps flank from the MORTAIN area. By 25 September XII Corps held practically a straight front running from FORET DE PARROY on the south through BEZANGE LA GRANDE, FORET DE GREMECEY, to PORT-SUR-SEILLE. World War II: Infantry Commanding Officer Experiences Reports In World War II, the U.S. Army's 79th Infantry Division slugged its way through one Nazi stronghold after another At the end of World War I, the U.S. Army directed its various divisions to pick a distinctive shoulder patch (formally known as a shoulder sleeve insignia) that reflected the unit's history. Battle of Normandy - After Action Reports - D-Day Overlord The Division Artillery was ordered to prepare to mass its fires in either of the regimental zones, while the normal support battalions were to render support to their respective Infantry Regiments. 80th Infantry Division - After Action Reports After one successful attempt to establish a bridgehead across the MOSELLE River at DORNOT, the 5th Infantry Division reached and crossed the MOSELLE River on 10 September near CORNY, with elements of the 7th Armored Division following them across. In the ARDENNES area they took over 1000 prisoners, including two General officers. Reports include lessons learned, analysis, and criticisms. Task force SEBREE, consisting of Combat Command “E”, 6th Armored Division, 134th Infantry Regimental Combat Team (35th Infantry Division) and one company of the 737th Tank Battalion (4th Armored Division) was organized to clean out the woods northeast of NANCY. To accomplish this order, XV Corps (79th Infantry Division, 90th Infantry Division and 5th Armored Division) sent the 90th Infantry Division to MAYENNE on its northern flank, and the 79th Infantry Division toward LAVAL in the center, while the 5th Armored Division headed for CHATEAU CONTIER on the southern flank. After training in the United Kingdom from 17 April 1944, the 79th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach, Normandy, 12-14 June and entered combat 19 June 1944, with an attack on the high ground west and northwest of Valognes and high ground south of Cherbourg. At a minimum, these records, prepared daily, describe the daily actions of the unit (typically a Division or a Regiment), including intelligence information on the enemy forces faced, the geography of the area, weather conditions, and the success or failure of the day's fighting. On 26 July, the 79th attacked across the Ay River, took Lessay, crossed the Sarthe River and entered Le Mans, 8 August, meeting only light resistance. During the period 1 July 44 to 6 July 44, the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, was located in an assembly area near Amfreville, Normandy, France. After Action Report - June 1944. On the Army south flank the French 2d Armored Division was establishing bridgeheads across the MEURTHE River while continuing its flank patrolling. The remainder of the 358th was place in Division Reserve to be prepared to advance in either of the regimental zones. COIN-SUR-SEILLE fell on 20 September to the 5th Infantry Division while enemy resistance increased elsewhere on the Corps front. Accordingly, Third US Army moved south from its bivouac area at NEHOU, France, and became operational at BINGARD, France at noon on 1 August. The main attack on NANCY was launched by the 35th Infantry Division on 14 September, with positions south, southeast and southwest of the city secured. D-Day: World War II invasion was 79 years ago. It remains significant By 2130, the two Battalions had mopped it up completely and had begun the move to occupy the high ground to the North and Northwest. 29 September 1944: Third Army, 12th Army Group, but attached to the XV Corps. The first of these was issued by the Army Commander, ordering Third US Army to advance with two corps abreast to ultimately secure crossings of the RHINE River from KOBIENZ to KARLSRUHE. before withdrawing to new defensive positions south of Haguenau on the Moder River, 19 January 1945. Major General William D. Frink, Jr. (1 December 2009 – 8 February 2013), Major General Megan P. Tatu (9 February 2013 – 4 December 2015), Major General Mark Palzer (5 December 2015 – 8 December 2018), Major General Eugene J. Leboeuf (8 December 2018 – Present), 363d Support Battalion (PETRL PL & TML OP), in, 319th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in, 373d Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in, 372d Quartermaster Battalion (Petroleum Support) in, 383d Support Battalion (PETRL PL & TML), in, 155th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in, 371st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in, 420th Support Battalion (MVT CTL) (EAC), in, 314th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in, 469th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in, 336th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in, 418th Quartermaster Battalion (Petroleum Support) in, 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in, 329th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in, 620th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in, 394th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, in. Posted: November 13, 2015. The 90th Infantry Division was following in the wake of 7th Armored Division, mopping up along the way. Corps order gave the Division the mission of attacking to the West on 10 June to seize the high ground East of the Douve River in the vicinity of St Sauveur le Vicomte to deepen the Corps bridgehead. World War II: Third Army After Action Reports - Down ... Operation COBRA designed to effect a breakthrough near ST LO went into effect on 25 July at which time First US Army had captured the entire upper part of the COTENTIN Peninsula. crossed the Sarthe River and entered Le Mans, 8 August, meeting only light resistance. World War I [ edit] Activated: August 1917 Overseas: July 1918 Major operations: Meuse-Argonne WW2 Army Unit Records Research | WW2 Research As the second half of August started VIII Corps was ordered to continue the mission of reducing the BRITTANY Peninsula.
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