WWII 35th Infantry Division command post from 1944-1945
Apr 5, 2015 16:13:48 GMT
diane9247, washi, and 1 more like this
Post by chuckster on Apr 5, 2015 16:13:48 GMT
The 35th Infantry Division entered the European Theater of Operation in World War 2 on July 5-7 on the Normandy Beaches.
By chance and by design they were participants of many parts of the war in Europe including Operation Cobra (Saint Lô); the Lorraine Campaign; the Battle of the Bulge; the final campaign into Germany from late February 1945 to the end of the war.
Being under the command of Gen. Patton from July 1944 through the end of January 1945, highlights of battle include:
Mortain
Patton's Third Army's famous "Blitz Across France"
Battle of the Forest of Chateau Salins
Battle of the Bulge / including attached to the 4th Armored and 6th Armored Division's opening of the besieged Bastogne
Liberation of Venlo, Holland
Battle of the Ruhr Pocket
Crossing of the Rhine and drive into the heart of Germany
Dash to the Elbe River
Bridgehead across the Eble River
I hope you enjoy these placemarks, paths and polygons as much as I did putting it all together.
Below: Just south of Bastogne, Belgium soldiers of the 35th Inf Division lay in their snow covered gun position during the Battle of the Bulge.
(January 1945)
U.S. 35th Infantry Division during WW II in....kmz (1.77 MB)
By chance and by design they were participants of many parts of the war in Europe including Operation Cobra (Saint Lô); the Lorraine Campaign; the Battle of the Bulge; the final campaign into Germany from late February 1945 to the end of the war.
Being under the command of Gen. Patton from July 1944 through the end of January 1945, highlights of battle include:
Mortain
Patton's Third Army's famous "Blitz Across France"
Battle of the Forest of Chateau Salins
Battle of the Bulge / including attached to the 4th Armored and 6th Armored Division's opening of the besieged Bastogne
Liberation of Venlo, Holland
Battle of the Ruhr Pocket
Crossing of the Rhine and drive into the heart of Germany
Dash to the Elbe River
Bridgehead across the Eble River
I hope you enjoy these placemarks, paths and polygons as much as I did putting it all together.
Below: Just south of Bastogne, Belgium soldiers of the 35th Inf Division lay in their snow covered gun position during the Battle of the Bulge.
(January 1945)
U.S. 35th Infantry Division during WW II in....kmz (1.77 MB)
This is a great addition to the History forum. You no doubt have this link already in placemarks, but I'll just add it here as a teaser for other members: 
