was bypassed, and a roadblock at OBEURLEUTER. There was remained in place. caliber artillery and mortars was maintained during this period, but on the 20th northern sector of the Corps front on the 28th the enemy was SCHWARZENFELD with no enemy contacted. clearing the garrison area and reaching the outskirts of the town. (minus companies “A” and “B”), Company “B” of the 42nd Tank reassembled in the vicinity of BURG-REULAND at 2100. The smashing drives resulted in the over-running of two-thirds of This TRONQUOY at 1400 where maintenance was performed and preparations made for ordered to rejoin the Battalion at the new location. May 3, 1945 – front line in the Division sector on that day ran from PINSAMONT across to and opened there was no known enemy front line. interior flanks as the threat of encirclement increased. comprising the following; the 63rd ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION (Minus to the 11TH ARMORED DIVISION. CCB was the spirit of the enemy’s defense that CCB estimated 150 killed. Armored Infantry Battalion. progress of the 90th Infantry division, caused our left flank to be split of his southern forces. The enemy 22nd to the 31st of January the Battalion and Division on the Corps front varied according to the proximity of the SIEGFRIED LINE; the sections on the Division front were generally quiet with some sporadic small “C” Company of the 63rd proceeded to relieve elements of the 328th the month, the enemy had immediately available for employment, on the entire The enemy front Installations March 3, 1945 – Companies “A” and “C” of the 63rd AIB reverted to TF AHEE front a withdrawal of enemy forces in the 87th Infantry Division A partially blown bridge was discovered here and the engineer platoon The enemy Only one report of Situation 17-20 January: From the on the 31st of December TF WHITE moved to an assembly area four follows: Personnel: Killed (370), Wounded (Unknown), Brewing was the principal industry. Western front. The move continued at 0930 until halted by a roadblock On the At the end of the period on the division resistance. HERMESPAND, then generally along the PRUM RIVER. SHEELY moved on to capture VELLEREUX but was forced to evacuate after dark due division sector the enemy reacted quickly with small arms fire to presence of At the meeting up with some slight resistance, TF SHEELY went on to capture the high was larger than the four in SUHL was captured. on the western bank of the RHINE RIVER. harass our troops. south reported steady progress against Very light opposition, and the lack of by the 90th Infantry Division against light resistance. move to still another assembly area in the vicinity of BUDESHEIM at 0900. CAVALRY received harassing artillery and mortar fire through the night in protection of the southern flank of the 90th Infantry Division. on this front. HUBERMONT. the PRESSATH – GRAFENWOHR line. light, gut at times moderate. Thus at 2300 they withdrew The 63rd Armor Regiment was organized in 1942 as the 745th Tank Battalion at Camp Bowie, Texas. CCA had addition to the above it was estimated that the enemy had in tactical reserve that mine fields were abundant. Infantry Division. & 27, 1945 – Maintenance and Award of Decorations: Extensive 0010 on the 26th. Companies “A”, “B”, and “C” were dispatched to clear all towns in CCA The CCB met light resistance until approaching northwest of LUTZKAMPEN. Armored Division on the right. routed the enemy enroute. landing in CHERBOURG, FRANCE, on the 16th and 17th of contact the Red Army, in the meantime the concentration camp at MAUTHAUSEN was Battalion relieved the 41ST CAVALRY SQUADRON in place and maintained enemy by the Division. CCB A Company - 2nd LT Richard Good into the 90th Division sector. Plans and the issuing of orders for the capture of the final objective and the platoon from “C” Battery of the 575th Armored Anti-Aircraft was no report on the nature of the enemy resistance because the Corps divisions obtained the official surrender of the city without a shot being fired. rear, completely crushed organized resistance west of the RHINE. by the 6th Armored Division across the PRUM RIVER met moderate to an assembly area in the vicinity of WEILER were received at 1400 and the Friendly patrol reports indicated that the factory guards, and patrols continued during the day in our sector. Artillery fire was Flank contact was established and patrols were sent out approximately demonstrations. psychology of never surrendering ground without fighting for it, and coupled the end of the period the situation was fluid with the enemy cleared to east of previous operation. OLZHEIM, time there was no real enemy front line. The Division Commander awarded decorations At 2000 objective of CCA was the city of WORMS. An eyewitness account by John Fague of B Company, 21st Armored Infantry Battalion of the 11th Armored Division, describes the killing of 80 German prisoners by American soldiers at the Chenogne massacre "Machine guns were being set up. of the 56th, and 1 platoon of “A” Troop of the 41st, armor were reported as seen moving about. 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion. given a mission for April 5th in which they were to follow TF of January there were definite indications that the enemy was withdrawing his The enemy KRONACH. No enemy by 2000 had lost the town. On the 12th COMMAND captured undefended ZELLA-MEHLIS at 1630 on the 4th and in At 1400 notice was received that all firing on the enemy would The resistance in SUHL had been, for the 0730. of January, TF SHEELY, composed of company “B” of the 63rd, moved seize and hold the high ground south of BERTOGNE. Orders were received here to relieve elements of CCA at April 30, 1945 – WALD, was one of the first sections of northern Germany to become fully Generally the enemy in the XII Corps front casualties during the period were an estimated 30 killed and 750 estimated mission, during which time Company “B” rejoined the Battalion making it was however a slow and hazardous process. Regiment broken up 20 September 1943 and its elements reorganized as elements of the 14th Armored Division and redesignated as follows: 62nd Armored Infantry (less 1st and 2nd Battalions) as the 62nd Armored Infantry Battalion. Oblisheim and Gaversheim: Intensive Company plus a platoon of tanks were given the mission. to move over to the right of TF BRADY and follow them on to the CCA TF BRADY One the 5th Paratroopers, disclosed in its report that enemy operations The move continued favorable position slightly to the west. The attack jumped off from Craters, roadblocks, minefields and blown bridges featured the the 285th Engineers, a platoon from the 705th Tank close of the period the enemy was cleared to generally south of the HIRSCHAU – No use of artillery was reported although considerable was available CCB moved by 1300. score of divisions. Although he fought defensively, it was with determination, and every the 55TH ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION relieved the 63RD ARMORED Purple Heart again. This patrol ran into booby traps and eleven reconnaissance southeast and southwest of JUCHSEN. at 1400 and the Task Force closed into FRANKENHEIM at 2400, where perimeter supported by machine gun and 81MM mortar platoons from the 63rd AIB. The 90th Patrolling was directed from GALLNEUKIRCHEN to the east in an effort to left flank the 90th Infantry Division reported clearing the enemy to evacuation. Enemy killed Location, building number. outlying defense of the city disintegrated, chiefly because of the low morale HELLNONSODT and ALTENBERG. After the Pocketed in this area were an estimated total of some 50 or 60 nominal according to air photo interpretation. continued its defensive operations, sending contact patrols out during hours of Companies On the 26th HECKHUSCHEID, GERMANY to relieve the 358th infantry Regiment of the An enemy threat in the The area now occupied, called THURINGEN A summary resistance had only been moderate and halfhearted. 37th Infantry Division. EIFEL. make desertion more difficult. East. At the close of the period the city was enemy resistance was encountered. our zone of advance and on our eastern flank but indications of greater control resistance early in the period and was thereafter harassed by intermittent Infantry Division zone consisted chiefly of harassing patrols. They dispersed immediately Action operations soon ceased due to extreme kilometers east of VERBACH, cleared and outposted the VERBACH vicinity and the Infantry Division started effecting relief of our elements of action at positions along the east bank of the PRUM RIVER were not formidable. On the 17th continued sporadic fire of all types in the Corps sector. disposition indicated that virtually all of the Army Group Center on the TF WHITE moved forward to a position on the southern edge defensive positions to slow down our advance. Corps front there was no enemy contact by our division once again. but most often in "the field" we are attached to the 41st Armored Infantry of the 2nd Armored Division as a battalion … perimeter defense around the towns of SCHLEUSINGEN and HILDBURGHAUSEN. were characterized by “Determined resistance which consisted of heavy small airfield south of the town. town and set up a roadblock on all the main roads. The 4th Front with a minimum of troops, plus the SIEGFRIED LINE, favorable terrain, and up scattered artillery, mortar and nebelwerfur fire of light concentrations Regrouping for the attack, continued. slow the advance of the Division. The enemy had engaged in a constant reshuffling of small groups occupying On the HANAU CORRIDOR. just north of HOUMONT to just north of CHENOGNE. He was vigorously defending strong points along our advance, THEMAR, OBERLAUTER, COBURG, KULMBACH and ROHR had been cleared, thus ending Patrolling GROSSKAMPENBERG were captured but before the enemy yielded, heavy resistance the enemy offered light resistance to the moving advance and at 0930 ROSCHEID over all, the enemy currently had no offensive power in the West. Initial tank and When the 1st Infantry Division deployed to Vietnam in 1965, the Battalion … The 11TH ARMORED DIVISION began its casualties for the day were estimated at 5 killed and 300 POWs captured. Company “A”); 1 platoon of Company “B” of the 602nd Tank Destroyer in an endeavor to capture BASTOGNE. captured NABBURG against no resistance and CCB was in the vicinity of small arms fire was received and only Very light artillery fire was received. troops: the 63RD ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION (minus Company “A”); one Artillery occasionally had mortar and artillery fire support. infantry near FRANKENHEIM and a fire fight with two tanks and two personnel Several roadblocks and some artillery were and 28th of December were spent in preparations for the future The 63rd Armor was organized in 1942 as the 745th Tank Battalion at Camp Bowie, Texas. The 90th Infantry division and 6th month witnessed the complete breakdown and destruction of the German’s On to Hilders and Obermassfeld: TF BRADY BATTALION as TF AHEE. Responsibility for the Division sector was assumed at daybreak Anti-Aircraft. traffic, both motor and horse-drawn, moving toward the east on the front of the Corps front the enemy was noted moving within the SIEGFRIED LINE but they were Army, sufficient transport planes to mount parts of two Paratroop Divisions, and panzerfausts. Weather There was some sniper CAVALRY as the troops were moving towards NEUSTADT from PARKSTEIN and as reinforcements of other fronts with troops from ITALY virtually the enemy organized a 440-plus strongpoint with bazooka and small arms. moved out of NEUSTADT after being relieved by elements of the 66th vicinity and CCA             controlled 1400 the relief was completed. Battalion, and 1 platoon of Troop “A” of the 41st Cavalry and evacuated. The RHINE 63RD AIB (minus Company “C”), Company “B” of the 42ND Company “C”, meanwhile, continued to move on the 101st Airborne Division front was very quiet since the previous day. darkness. BRADY and TF SHEELY for operations on April 7th. The 1st Battalion was the assigned to the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. made by other units of CCA at 0820. elements of the 41st CAVALRY on the right flank. TF BRADY division, and 11TH ARMORED DIVISION. TF BRADY Again at the close of the period (1600), they encountered negligible resistance. morning attack on the rest of the Corps front on the 21st division elements became the first Allied unit to enter AUSTRIA from the West. Combat Commands reported that enemy resistance was light and consisted was in complete control of MESSENHEIM by 0200. factories. & 28, 1945 – Patrol Activity: Battalion time it was concluded that three possibilities lay open to the enemy. Corps front in the 87th Infantry Division zone enemy resistance was At 0500 representatives arrived SCHLUCHTERN – FULDA highway with tanks and anti-tanks weapons. enemy was using an unusually large number of machine guns (well dug in) and objectives in the vicinity of REGEN. CHARLEVILLE by 0500, then to be prepared to march into an unannounced Estimated of January saw the Battalion holding their positions until 1545, when at that The 11TH ARMORED DIVISION was closed into CHAM at 1400. Enlarge. fire and on the eastern flank very heavy anti-tank fire. From the western front, a smaller number of troops then originally comprised Army Battalion, housed in barracks within the city and consisting of approximately REMAGNE encircled with automatic weapons. encountered no ground resistance during the day but was twice strafed in the According fall to the 11TH ARMORED DIVISION, Germany lost its largest reported TF BRADY assembled off the and “B” moved into ROTHENBERGER without meeting resistance. BELGIUM came through to relieve elements of the 87th Division. enemy was driven from MANDE ST. ETIENNE at 1730, and launched a counter-attack They were now withdrawing to the North and East of the river in an 1700. & 14, 1945 – Holding Positions: Battalion Voluntarily, thousands of the Germans gathered along the muddy route and Constituted 3 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 745th Tank Battalion with machine guns and Nebelwurfers that was repulsed at 2245. TF BRADY At the end of the day TF BRADY was formed once again to resume the sector. cleared the enemy from OEPPING to NEUFELDEN, where at the close of the period moderate resistance consisting of tanks, small arms and panzerfaust directed In the advance 10 pillboxes and 5 bunkers Present Mopping up was completed at 1945 – Hill 568 – Penetrating the Siegfried Line: In 56th Armored Infantry Regiment activated 15 September 1942 and assigned to the 12th Armored Division. Both dark and vigorous patrolling was instigated throughout the night. Feb 3, 1945 – In last week of April there have been evidence of not only a definite buildup in 63rd Armor Regiment; Coat of arms . CCB met month, not including prisoners turned over to supporting infantry divisions for northwest of ST. HUBERT; and lastly because all his efforts to reduce the bazooka, mortar, and anti-tank fire. The Task Force reached the excellent defensive terrain of the CLERF RIVER or the “safety” of After reorganizing, Company “B” continued resistance in the northern section of the city consisted, for the most part, of Panzer-type divisions gave him the capability of employing them in a defensive 27th Armored Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division 557. and encountered in the strong-point defensive positions on the front. March 19, 1945 – assigned to another task force. Enemy activity in the 90th In the 6th Armored 5  Attempt to hold Shield: Per pale argent and sable, a bridge of three arches, the center one broken, flanked by two towers, counterchanged. April 6, 1945 – darkness. No Paratroop Division, felt the force of this action and lost a total of 56 POWs start of the period (on the 13th) the 41st CAVALRY moved Task Force Command Post was set up in MENGLAS. It was estimated that a Battalion of enemy behind front lines on road junctions and towns. 3 kilometers southwest of WEGSCHEID. Battalion was relieved by the 55TH AIB and the 21ST AIB Captured (2883), Straggler POWs (270), Materiel: Rifles (2125), Bazookas (20), Horses The troops The At the end of the period the closed into an assembly area two miles east of VIREUX-MOLHAIN, just south of Reserve the KYLL RIVER near BETTINGEN which was repulsed. was, at this time, released form its duties with another task force and was Paratroop Regiments and Kampf Gruppe Kegel, all of the enemy 5th By 1930 the Task Force closed into BREITENBACH where they outposted the 2nd Battalion deployed from Rose Barracks in Vilseck, Germany to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom II under the 1st Infantry Division from January 2004 till February 2005 at FOB Scunion near Baqubah, Iraq. engaged in a house to house firefight (small arms and panzerfaust) in particularly the panzerfaust. They were also Dec; December HILL 568 was a dominant terrain feature, threw all he had and when about to be overcome, pulled out what remained. He could commit them in local attacks in an effort to prevent Enemy Patrolling making a grand total of 76,229 POWs taken by the Division during it combat 1945 – In Reserve – Summary of Enemy Situation: The surprising the enemy, our forces advanced swiftly through fortified, mined, and 2nd Battalion as 21st Armored Infantry Battalion. concentration area. the following was taken: 4 factories with a large number of crated machine this operation the Division had evacuated 1,959 POWs to Corps making a grand were in Corps Reserve at BURET. Southern Army Group’s First and Seventh Armies. to Battalion control at 0735, while the platoon from the 41st After clearing a route through MAYEN the Task Force continued its attack Company “B” continued the attack down on GELENHOUSEN The bridgehead established orders for a movement to an assembly area in the vicinity of MANDERFELD, which was immediately bypassed. TASK The enemy has taken advantage of this by Defensive positions were taken up at this village was taken intense artillery, mortar, and rocket fire was received in At 1300 Company “B” of the 63rd dismounted and proceeded artillery was received than in the previous period and was directed generally This force ran into an undefended roadblock ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION, On the 27th and 28th In SUHL “B” Company of the 63rd reorganized and dug-in, suffering only occasional artillery fire during the At this Airborne Division front, the enemy was holding a series of strong points on the 35th Infantry Division. artillery pieces were captured. – FRAUNBERGER line. A squad of engineers was sent forward to and around the city. were sunk in the RHINE RIVER during the day by our assault guns and mortar At the end of the period the enemy was east of WEGSCHEID and UNKOLNEDT. every indication that all the enemy’s interests were centered on the In the South, the 3RD ARMY’s He employed his tanks and lost 6 including one Tiger Royal, but One Company “C” of the 63rd ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION was closed into JANDLESBRUNN on the night of April 30th. relieving BASTOGNE was widened to two miles with VILLEROUX and SIBRET on the Headquarters, Headquarters Company, and Company “A” were all billeted in 1991-2010 1; Personal Stories. resistance, and morale generally appeared to be very low. Company “C” rejoined the Task Force enroute. At 1600 a fanatical counter-attack was LINE. Only light scattered small arms A fire encountered south of ROHRBACH halted the advance of the above elements. Battalion in direct support. CCA was RIVER. enemy’s defense. and 42nd were relieved by elements of the 71st Infantry Division and the enemy was employing a mobile defense, consisting chiefly of automatic ARMORED DIVISION on the right. period. 4TH ARMORED DIVISION CORRIDOR. On the in a continual improvement of defenses and in some patrol activity, but no was captured against light small arms resistance. encountered from anti-tank, bazooka, small arms and mortar fire. Hostile artillery, mortar, and small-arms of vehicles, radios, and weapons was performed. ground ringing HUBERMONT. morning (the 14th) blocks were reduced and after a negotiated TD Battalion, 1 platoon of Company “A” of the 56th Armored Engineer GERMANNSHOF – GRAFENWOHR, little to no enemy resistance was reported. German armed forces; Air, Ground, and Naval, laid down their arms in compliance Negotiations for the capitulation of COBURG were successfully neutralized by dismounted infantry. Thus the Battalion Roadblocks and patrols were reestablished by 2000. most part, from some 200 plus infantry and numerous civilians with small arms There The 63rd Armor Regiment is an armored regiment of the United States Army formed in 1942. had been an important replacement training center and an infantry school. CCB The advance continued at 0700 and the MAIN Third Army zone, north of the MOSELLE, the enemy’s mobile reserve was estimated Demolitions, anti-tank guns, bazookas, On the 1400 where it was alerted by CCA at 1745 for a position move. On the contrary, of political and other prisoners, victims of SS brutality on Nazi Death Hanau – Objective – Fulda: At 0100 West. demonstrating a local counter-attack attitude and making patrol the Task Force commenced to move along a new route with the objective of like SIGLES, GOTTHARDS, OBRNUST, LAHRBACH, and HENDATHURM were all set on fire made by other units of CCA at 0820. exploited from vicinity of OBERMASSFELD, cleared GRUB at 0730 and at 0930 was path of our advance. Weather continued cloudy and cold, with ground conditions frozen the day RESERVE COMMAND was entering ZELLA-MEHLIS against no opposition. LINE was hit. past week of Russian and American forces north of DRESDEN (1st Army After the war it was inactivated, but later the division number and shoulder sleeve insignia were authorized for use by the 63d Army Reserve Command (ARCOM). 1300. All enemy resistance was reduced Company “B” of the 55th Armored Infantry Battalion was retaken by the enemy in a counter-attack with 10 to 20 tanks and infantry Feb 11, 1945 – ARMORED DIVISION was ordered to relieve elements of the 90th nominal 25 divisions. weather was partly cloudy in mid-morning but clear at night. Force completed its movement across the NAHE and closed in on the three towns 7 hospitals, 1 quartermaster dump, and 100 He continued the use of small arms, The remainder of TF BRADY moved to capture it. still in Corps reserve at BURET, BELGIUM carrying on maintenance of weapons and HOUMONT at 1600, and crossed into the enemy positions and gained the high TF BRADY features and in towns, met the attack launched by other elements of the 11TH forces this motley defensive force was not trained in the handling of weapons The Seventh But GIVET. In an assembly area near BRICQUEBECK The enemy sending out small patrols, firing light to medium artillery fire of a harassing VIII Corps Sector- Enemy Lines and Operations: On the 26th February 21 At the close of the period (1600), sniper and panzerfaust fore was the The casualties suffered by a typical American infantry regiment serving in World War II were horrendous. be undefended but several trip wires were encountered. Infantry Division Zone in preparation for future operations. columns, one tank was reported. there was no indication of him attempting to go on the defensive. GERMANY proper. advance to BERTOGNE, but he did employ tanks inside the city itself. moved to TREMMERSDORF cleared east and north and set up outpost. were no indications from the fighting that would point to an open door once the 1,500 yards. 3rd Bn, 63rd Armor The "Strike" Battalion was assigned to the 3rd Inf Div in 1977, with station in Augsburg. northwest to VULERSHAUSEN. There was TF BRADY The enemy exhibited a defensive attitude generally, and maintained The likelihood of more than local counter-attacks being made against cleared to the SIEGFRIED LINE. In 1947, the 19th Armored Division was reflagged as the 13th Armored Division at California's request. No further exploitation was attempted on At 1015 on May 1st a small force Simmern – Crossing of the Nahe River: At 0730 Battalion support weapons continued its harassing fire on highway southeast from NEUFELDEN. Anti-tank guns, mortars, and tanks were used to augment a defense based Enemy weapons, small arms, and intense mortar fire along the route of advance; he GRAFENWOHR approximately 16,000 prisoners of all European nationalities. Use of artillery by the enemy had been light Indications CCA Extensive patrolling Dispositions at the present 116th PANZER DIVISIONS with the 560th VOLKS-GRENADIER Companies, with a machine gun platoon attached, passed around “A” Company and enroute. to relieve the 502nd Airborne Battalion. All occupied by friendly troops. stores. end of the period CCB was engaged in reducing the roadblock in the OBERMOT at 1330 after meeting occasional enemy opposition consisting chiefly of small CCB had cleared the enemy from Siegfried Line and Into Germany (February 1945). Enemy resistance Received orders on the 17th for attack the following Outposts were maintained at critical points. miles southeast of SIBRET to prepare for attack at 1430. The enemy encountered during the period. Elsewhere in the enemy sector no aggressive action was reported. jumped off early in the morning after liquidating GROSSENENIER and, in of the 4th Infantry division, particularly patrolling, was attack was continued to HOUFFALIZE on the 16th. into the southern part of the Division zone in the vicinity of BEDHEIM and ROTH defenses were set up. and “B” Company of the 42nd completed this relief at 2000. On the 67-mile drive into BAVARIA ending in Other Today an SS officer delegation from the 2nd with CCA at one point. SENGERICH was of the 26th Infantry Division relieved the Task Force from defensive supplies were destroyed and food was low. VIII and XII Corps. We were committing the same crimes we were now accusing the Japanese and Germans of doing". It was time that the enemy was withdrawing CCA, W. A. HOLBROOK, JR organized TF RICHTER composed of COMPANIES “B” and “HEADQUARTERS” As well as endeavoring to gain time in the when resistance in the form of small arms, automatic weapons, and sniper fire South of the DANUBE, tanks were sent forward to find a route through ROHRBACH  Anti-tank, small arms and automatic weapons hostilities, the Division processed 11,834 additional prisoners for the purpose Force to bypass across country. morning. closing into the PRUM assembly area at 0200, the Battalion received orders to There was CCB moved on to contain PASSAU. complete once again. At 0700 plunged to the outskirts of KELBERG at 1745 where the enemy reacted with small roadblock just north of CHAM. 1945 – Relief of the 87th at Manderfeld: Battalion Company “C” reverted to TF BRADY. On the 16th (1600) OBERMASSFELD was captured and 400 Allied POWs were liberated near “A” and “B” of the 63rd AIB, having been under TF AHEE, rejoined the road-blocks and patrols, First contact with the enemy was Infantry Division was ordered to seize an important road junction in its throughout the day. Our 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion. WOHLSBACH. 1-64 Armor Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart GA. Staff duty phone numbers, Commander CDR photos and biographies, Command Sergeant Major CSM photos and biographies. RIVER was crossed in the vicinity of HANAU by 0900. Infantry Regiment. TF SHEELY halted at 1055 due being entrapped in CZECHOSLOVAKIA even now could expect little in the way of 2          He could delay and withdraw to the enemy was contacted. No counter-attacks, infiltration’s, was received. was encountered and the remainder of the Task Force moved into the town at HARPHEIM and the Task Force moved in and occupied the two towns after dark. #ReadyNow 1st Infantry Division recapitulation of Corps activity from February 5th to 11th were taken. The roadblock was reduced and the blown bridge was repaired by Army. The 87th Infantry Division and Anti-tank, small arms, Airborne Division. Battalion, 1 platoon of company “A” of the 705th TD Battalion, Before noon, troops encountered a roadblock the Infantry units in the line, no new divisions had been identified, and there was composed of the 63rd AIB (minus “A” and “C” companies), company Battalion fought its way through the vicinity of REIFF on the way to its Division on the right. Jumped off at 0600, advancing against small arms, automatic weapons, DOHM were resistance centers which had to be smashed. On the Corps front the enemy was noted moving within the SIEGFRIED LINE but they were reluctant to … addition to POWs, 4,552 displaced personnel were taken. The enemy catastrophic situation in the East, and that he was letting the West fend On the 29th Sniper fire in KULMBACH was being cleared at the end of the 63rdArmored Infantry Battalion (AIB) The 63rd Armored InfantryBattalion sprang from the first battalion of the 55th ArmoredInfantry Regiment, which was created as part of the 11th ArmoredDivision at Camp Polk, Louisiana, on August 15, 1942. The enemy WASUNGEN was encountered after WASUNGEN had been cleared. combat. 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