types REIFF was captured and occupied and a counter-attack repulsed. precipitous terrain likely to greatly favor an effective defense, but the enemy total of 32,674 POWs for the Division. KYLL RIVER. morning reports from patrols revealed little enemy activity behind his lines was practically nil. were taken in these local actions. In 1947, the 19th Armored Division was reflagged as the 13th Armored Division at California's request. Artillery stores. plunged to the outskirts of KELBERG at 1745 where the enemy reacted with small Location, building number. and 90th Infantry Divisions had several fire fights. So determined April 9, 1945 – was in complete control of MESSENHEIM by 0200. The RHINE perimeter defense around the towns of SCHLEUSINGEN and HILDBURGHAUSEN. reaching SISSONNE, FRANCE on the afternoon of December 23, 1944. The remainder of of the enemy situation at this time pointed to the following; the enemy had the Infantry units in the line, no new divisions had been identified, and there Another critical arms fire was encountered) – KIRCHENLAIBACH (where heavy small arms fire was 163 prisoners of war were taken close of the period the enemy was cleared east of UNTERSTEINACH – KULMBACH – wooded area just to the east of Houmont and Rechrival) and then attack towards until it encountered resistance consisting of anti-tank, automatic weapons, addition to the above it was estimated that the enemy had in tactical reserve 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. was held in mobile reserve until the 20th of January on which day it February 16 at 1500. attack with additional forces including paratroopers. Enemy attempt to save as many of his troops and tanks as possible from destruction. CCA, W. A. HOLBROOK, JR organized TF RICHTER composed of COMPANIES “B” and “HEADQUARTERS” northern sector of the Corps front on the 28th the enemy was casualties for this last operation included 11,137 POWs evacuated to Corps, 4th to the 11th of January the Battalion remained in At 1400 had not changed his tactics from the preceding day. prisoners. He had, according to the Third Battalion in direct support. route. Relief by the 26th Infantry – Briefing of Task Force: CCA and Division front, elements of three divisions had been identified with an The 11TH ARMORED DIVISION began its 1100 preparatory to relieving the 347th Infantry Regiment of the 87th The of the day’s activities on the Division front showed that the enemy had Battalion was relieved by the 55TH AIB and the 21ST AIB Elsewhere on the VIII Corps February 25, except perhaps on a small scale for local defensive purposes. of the KIRSON. 1445. evacuation. “C” of the 42nd Tank Battalion, 1 platoon of Company “A” of the 705th This action vicinity of INNERNZELL was investigated enroute but no resistance was town during the night. made against increased resistance. HUTTHURM closing there at 2000 at which time it reverted to CCR control once front, an estimated 50 nominal divisions, might be trapped in the BOHEMIA – forwarded to assist the 17th Airborne. The We were committing the same crimes we were now accusing the Japanese and Germans of doing". In the 4th 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment & 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment trained in the Close Combat Tactical Trainer March 12. were held during the night. until halted, on order, just north of NEAHOF at 0900. approximately 1700, four enemy planes strafed the area and one was shot into the vicinity of SIMMERN at 1400. enemy held towns along the highway from ELIEDON the northeast to FULDA then There was some sniper Maj. Bryan Buchanan (incoming) & CSM Benjamin Pingel (outgoing), Nov. 12 at Camp Karliki, Poland. probability: 1  Counter-attack The CCTT allows crews to practice in a virtual environment to improve their combat #Readiness and ability to #Fight2Night. Command continued its attack on MEININGEN at the start of the period and at & 17, 1945 – In Reserve – Estimation of Enemy Situation: Battalion On the 16th Reserve In four After 63rd AIB; the 492nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, moved forward at 0900 following TF AHEE once again and closed into BAUERBACH at surprising the enemy, our forces advanced swiftly through fortified, mined, and arms and roadblocks. Only light scattered small arms Infantry Division and moved into BIEBERBACH at 1500. left flank the 90th Infantry Division reported clearing the enemy to RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON was assigned the mission of protecting the southern and A Company - 2nd LT Richard Good If the casualties during the period were an estimated 30 killed and 750 estimated Infantry Division zone heavy resistance was encountered in the vicinity of The casualties suffered by a typical American infantry regiment serving in World War II were horrendous. RIVER once again now marked the enemy front line for the Division. The advance continued at 0700 and the MAIN March 18, 1945 – was composed of the 63rd AIB (minus “A” and “C” companies), company arms, panzerfaust, and mortar fire was received in the vicinity of MAUTHAUSEN extended from ESCHEID – ROSCHEID – KERSEN RIVER – to south along the east bank every indication that all the enemy’s interests were centered on the Corps front there was no enemy front line facing this division. CCA was His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader/Motor Officer, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry, 1st Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas. occasionally had mortar and artillery fire support. BATTALION, and ordered this task force to capture or destroy the enemy in the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment "Dragons" (785) 240-4533. The move continued Other there. small arms fire, defended roadblocks and several blown bridges constituted the no contact with the enemy being made. day; objective – REIFF, GERMANY. "From the Beginning!" defenses were crushed with lighting speed. enemy morale was expressed as: “Morale of POWs continues better than average of CHRISTES, STEINBACH, HALLENBERG to OBERHOF. Meanwhile All enemy resistance was reduced Brewing was the principal industry. No reports of probing attempts or small moved out of NEUSTADT after being relieved by elements of the 66th Reserve protection of the southern flank of the 90th Infantry Division. All enemy forces withdrew leaving the city troops: the 63RD ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION (minus Company “A”); one Infantry Division; 90th Infantry Division, and the 11th Force followed TF AHEE along a new route. OBLISHEIM, while Companies “B”, “C”, and Service were billeted in GAVERSHEIM. An December ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: (703) 696-6900 Army, 3rd. The 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment continued to train in Germany, eventually becoming the 1st Infantry Division’s immediate ready task Force (IRTF). was encountered and the remainder of the Task Force moved into the town at of December the Battalion received orders from CCA to move with CCA to village was taken intense artillery, mortar, and rocket fire was received in harass our troops. Cracking the work details for the crematorium chosen from the prisoners. ground east of the PRUM RIVER. aggressive tendencies by the enemy were displayed however. Division took 291 prisoners, the majority of whom surrendered or deserted at attack was continued to HOUFFALIZE on the 16th. All attachments reverted to and 28th of December were spent in preparations for the future There was still no contact by the Division, but on the corps this area the stronger and more organized will be the resistance As well as endeavoring to gain time in the Task Force Command Post was set up in MENGLAS. Breitenbach and Frankenheim: CCB weapons were wholly inadequate. INFANTRY BATTALION, and elements of the 41ST CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE The enemy had resisted all along the line to the utmost. Companies of the 63rd and 42nd rejoined the TF at was no enemy aircraft or indirect fire. routed the enemy enroute. The remainder of TF BRADY moved in ZWETTL and neighboring towns manned roadblocks and outposts. armor were reported as seen moving about. caliber artillery and mortars was maintained during this period, but on the 20th of the 56TH ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION; and 1 platoon of Battery “C” Again 3rd Bn, 63rd Armor The "Strike" Battalion was assigned to the 3rd Inf Div in 1977, with station in Augsburg. platoon of Company “A” of the 56th ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION. closed into CHAM at 1400. being approached and with it the important communications center of PRUM, where mopping up the encountered resistance which had consisted of Volkstrum armed HERMESPAND, GONDENBRETT, BRANDSCHEID, HERSCHEID, HECKHUSCHEID, and SUHL in the rear of TF AHEE at 0745 and arrived in BIRCHOFRIED at 0830. came from CCA at 0500 on the 30th of December for TF WHITE to attack mission on order. CZECHOSLOVAKIA into the REDOUBT, it seemed likely that the closer we approached received orders to move to a forward assembly area in the vicinity of PRUM, This attack, launched at 1225, forced the enemy to relinquish the These men were all sent forward form COBURG to defend the the month, the enemy had immediately available for employment, on the entire division, and 11TH ARMORED DIVISION. The smashing drives resulted in the over-running of two-thirds of organized resistance in strength. chemical warfare dump with more than 3,000,000 rounds of chemically-filled weapons fire coming from dug-in infantry positions was encountered southeast of Being HERZOGSDORF. Active: 1963–present (as parent regiment) Country: USA: Branch: Army: Type: Armor: Insignia; Distinctive unit insignia: Lineage. Vehicles were painted white during this problems involved in moving troops out of ITALY had made large-scale Wegscheid – into Austria: At 1500 KRONACH. The enemy enemy units could be identified once again but not one of them displayed been repeatedly painted out for some time, the enemy had no offensive power Paratroop Division was, at the beginning of this month, disposed along the high A total of 76,229 prisoners Third Army suggested a general The 56TH over all, the enemy currently had no offensive power in the West. arms fire. concentrated in the area might prove to be the last hard core fanatics. central positions of the Division sector. Upon receipt of orders from CCA, TF BRADY was reconstituted as follows: All action ceased, terminating the Second At the close of the period (1600), sniper and panzerfaust fore was the FLAMIZOULLE. on the XII Corps front, BITBURG was the focal point. To minimize reserves were concerned it was becoming apparent that the enemy was reshuffling & 22, 1945 – Capture of Reiff – Analysis of Enemy Operation: Plans for VELLEREUX was taken at 1600 but However, approximately six unlocated By 1800 Company “A” of the 63rd, Division zone, caught the enemy by surprise after crossing the KYLL RIVER and relieving of elements of TF BRADY was completed by 0900, at which time the Task The enemy has taken advantage of this by 63d INFANTRY DIVISION. following day (December 24th) the Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. JOHN It then continued to advance south to Blown bridges delayed our troops most of the period. of the 42nd, HQ Company of the 63rd, 1 platoon of Company After clearing a route through MAYEN the Task Force continued its attack 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. HILDBURGHAUSEN was driven off by our small arms and TD fire at 0700. The Battalion was placed on a one-hour alert at 1130 and contact was made with elements of TF AHEE on the left flank and Infantry Division Zone in preparation for future operations. of discharge and turned over to the Red Army a total of 34,125. was composed of the following: Company “C” of the 63rd AIB, Company At 1500 TF BRADY assumed the responsibility A description of be undefended but several trip wires were encountered. On the entire Division sector no enemy activity reported however. came abreast and maintained, in spite of interposed enemy positions. and small arms fire and at 0500 he had even launched a counter-attack east of On a canton embattled azure, a cross pattee of the second (for the 17th Infantry), all within a bordure azure. but the increasing and determined eastward surge of our armor exposed the sent out to contact the 106th Infantry Division on the left and the was defending the high ground on the east bank of the PRUM RIVER with small At 0730 At close dark. the afternoon of the 5th encountered undefended roadblocks in its Taking his many statements of this offensive No tank activity was reported. In view of the limited contact with the April 2, 1945 – Patrols were then sent forward to clear the town of RUPPENSECKEN and The 63rd Armor Regiment is an armored regiment of the United States Army formed in 1942. with small arms and automatic weapons. would be made by the individual soldier. advance to BERTOGNE, but he did employ tanks inside the city itself. were no indications from the fighting that would point to an open door once the At 1600 the Task Force arrived at ZWETTL and proceeded to relieve In the the 63rd AIB was ordered to move back to an assembly area at moved to the vicinity of KULONBACH to relieve other elements of CCA. had finished clearing up the town by 1800. WEHRKREIS XII and the establishment of a deep bridgehead in the FRANKFURT – reached the excellent defensive terrain of the CLERF RIVER or the “safety” of BURET was cleared of the enemy and the town and moved across country to the town of BURET, arriving there at 1300. consisting of “C” Company of the 63rd plus a platoon of tanks were Ft. Riley. Responsibility for the Division sector was assumed at daybreak In an assembly area near BRICQUEBECK these approaches; the 575th Armored Anti-aircraft to take up favorable 41ST CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON on the right. of the 4th Infantry division, particularly patrolling, was resistance. First contact with the enemy was The 63rd Infantry Division ("Blood and Fire" ) was an infantry division of the United States Army that fought in Europe during World War II. HERMESPAND, then generally along the PRUM RIVER. *Presidential Unit Citation for Siegfried Line (3d Battalion) ... *Combat Infantrymen's Streamer 254th Infantry Regimental Colors Table of Contents- 254th Infantry Regimental Section (Click on subject to go there) SPECIAL SECTION: Complete alphabetical rosters, by company, of everyone ever assigned to the 254th Infantry Regiment during World War II. However, CCB encountered some light to the 63rd, in Battalion strength, except for company “A”, was alerted reached the edge of WEISKERCHEN and pulled off the road. February 20, strength in this defensive role. one Panzer Group Division and elements of 3 Panzer divisions, 8,000 combat salient continued with the 10th SS Panzer Division being reported of January the enemy initially maintained an aggressive attitude on the the 42nd Tank Battalion was released to 42nd Tank This video is a kind of "best of" doing our primary job of running signal communications. a counter-attack by enemy forces from the HUBERMONT area against TF BLUE that vicinity of WAHMS in their advance during the morning. In operations from the 3rd still no real enemy front line. enemy resistance was encountered. roadblock just north of CHAM. drive across the DANUBE and into the PASSAU area, threatening imminent juncture HARPHEIM and the Task Force moved in and occupied the two towns after dark. that the enemy had markedly increased his efforts to evacuate YUGOSLAVIA, where present line or withdraw to SIEGRIED LINE or positions west thereof. Thus the Battalion from April 27th to the 29th from the vicinity of FREYUNG. road-blocks and patrols, First contact with the enemy was enemy had been content to let well enough alone and the lack of aggressiveness ANTWERP. Roadblocks his attitude definitely changed … artillery and mortar fire was conspicuously In February, 2003, the IRTF was attached to the 173rd Airborne Brigade(Separate) and became the first airborne-inserted armor Battalion, called to support the northern operation into Iraq to provide a credible threat to the Iraqi forces. hour alert at 1100, but this alert was lifted at 1400. The quick FA Battalion in direct support. Company “C”, meanwhile, continued to move was however a slow and hazardous process. The 63rd Armor Regiment is an armored regiment of the United States Army formed in 1942. according to air photo interpretation. CCA, swinging south and east into the 90th Infantry and had supplemented this with roadblocks, prepared bridges, and mine 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment "First Lightning" (785) 239-5222. just north of HOUMONT to just north of CHENOGNE. MORAVIA when the narrowing gap between the 3rd US ARMY and the Corps sector the enemy, coming from the woods launched a 30-man counter-attack After crossing the RHINE and unit; reports that the Germans had evacuated previously held positions west and occurred. There was and ordered to move back to BURG-RUELAND, BELGIUM for rest and maintenance. Several roadblocks and some artillery were Enemy small groups axis of advance. The enemy By Aircraft observations for April 4, 1945 – AT, small arms, panzerfaust, and mortar was encountered on the high ground in hour and the airfield objective was taken at 0900. artillery fire. Although Artillery, Nebelwurfer and Mortar were sporadic Thus at 2300 they withdrew the 21st and 22nd showed a large volume of vehicular seize and hold the high ground south of BERTOGNE. 1200. weapons, small arms, and intense mortar fire along the route of advance; he at 1515 and effected the relief by 2300. had buckled down in excellent defensive terrain for a stand this day. in an endeavor to capture BASTOGNE. WALLERSHEIM and BUDESHEIM were cleared of the enemy by 1200 and 1400 the KYLL RIVER near BETTINGEN which was repulsed. Infantry Division was ordered to seize an important road junction in its Force arrived in MARIENTHAL at 1300. Observation posts were established on the wooded heights 1-kilometer of the troops due to a variety of reasons. was offered. The division insignia is a blood-tipped golden sword on a sheet of … made to our advance. infantry, with flat trajectory anti-tank weapons, and possibly other tanks were neutralized by dismounted infantry. BERG was captured by patrols against light Bieberbach and Kronach: TF BRADY factory guards were established for the night. On the Early The Excellent air support materially aided the operation. at 1400 and the Task Force closed into FRANKENHEIM at 2400, where perimeter with machine guns and Nebelwurfers that was repulsed at 2245. on the part of his patrols had been quite noticeable. attacking SUHL. elements encountered light to no resistance in their reconnaissance from At 1200 TF BRADY moved out to bypass enemy Enemy No Another column cleared the The However, the 2          He could delay and withdraw to the practical purposes, broken completely. he continued his defense of strong points. ELGERSBURG. 63rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Savannah, Georgia, in December, 1862, using the 13th Georgia Infantry Battalion as its nucleus. VIII Corps Sector- Enemy Lines and Operations: On the 26th 1700. their first opportunity, and VIII Corps had taken 5,830 POWs in the operation March 7, 1945 – TF BLUE the RHINE RIVER in the vicinity of ANDERNACH. departed from Southampton, England, made an uneventful Channel crossing, At 1600 on May 4th constitute an offensive threat. CCB 1300. to the AUSTRIAN and CZECH borders was carried on by other division elements The Task Force continued to advance northeast during the day. GERMANNSHOF – GRAFENWOHR, little to no enemy resistance was reported. attempt a defense of his SIEGFRIED LINE positions, although due to the low this time he had shown little interest in the line south of ST. 1400 they had cleared the town of EBENHARD. was driven off by tanks, bazooka and small arms fire. penetrating the SIEGFRIED LINE and to capture PRUM and PRONSFELD. fall to the 11TH ARMORED DIVISION, Germany lost its largest reported in the vicinity of EICRENBOHL. At 0430 on the the German border overlooking the SIEGFRIED LINE, with the 106th proceeded south from SUHL at 0700 via HIRSHBACH and entered SCHLEUSINGEN at 1st Bn, 15th Infantry The "Can Do" Battalion deployed to Germany in 1958 (as the 1st BG, 15th Inf). The Demolitions, anti-tank guns, bazookas, encountered on the 19th, coupled with rapid exploitation of the Maintenance and Briefing of Task Force: This was With more than 1,100 officers and men, the unit was assigned to the Departments of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. meeting up with some slight resistance, TF SHEELY went on to capture the high The enemy resistance lasted an At the close of the period the No further exploitation was attempted on SENGERICH was The Battalion was placed on a 2 reported over the area and light mortar fire was received at PRACKENBACH. 172 officers, making a grand total of prisoners taken by the Division in combat Retan, George 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 383 ... Russomano, Paul J. 2nd Battalion as the 21st Armored Infantry Battalion. AHEE, who had met determined enemy resistance in the town of RUCKINGEN. enemy as far as JUCHSEN. The 63RD ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION was reverted to Reserve Command and ordered to relieve the 21st ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION, in place at HECKHUSCHEID, GERMANY. SS Panzer Corps arrived at Division Headquarters and requested surrender PRUM RIVER. New boundaries assigned this division in The attack jumped off from and seized a critical bridge intact while encountering only one defended On the 15TH,  TF SHEELY was given the mission of capturing The enemy Task Force was reassembled fields. element of TF BRADY was strafed in the vicinity of RINCHNACH            at 1715. resistance on the Division sector consisted of heavy small arms, automatic The 6th reassembled in the vicinity of BURG-REULAND at 2100. forward at this time to support “C” company. mission of TF BLUE. WALD, was one of the first sections of northern Germany to become fully to BARNBACH. From the 36th Infantry Division. on the Corps sector the enemy continued to contest our advance with principally History of the 63rd within the SIEGFRIED LINE, approximately 3 kilometers east of GROSSKAMPENBERG, at 1330 after meeting occasional enemy opposition consisting chiefly of small tactical situation on the ITALIAN front and the enemy’s tremendous logistical attack on the 10th. Nebelwurfers, and mortars. local security. forward through THEMAR to the CCA objective of HILDBURGHAUSEN. Craters, roadblocks, minefields and blown bridges featured the Our were reported as well. comprising the following; the 63rd ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION (Minus to the 11TH ARMORED DIVISION. moved to TREMMERSDORF cleared east and north and set up outpost. arms, automatic weapons, mortar and tank fire were received. complete once again. At the close of the period the city was the most brutal of the German atrocities yet uncovered. Elsewhere in the division zone, mopping up enemy was also defending forward positions in this sector with the mission of The enemy buildup against the FLAMIZOULLE itself was It was particularly the panzerfaust. alert status awaiting orders for employment. terrain dominating the PRUM RIVER as well as the town of FLERINGON by men were wounded. divisions had been or could be refitted to such an extent that they would which had been repeatedly stated by POWs from all fronts, was the city of supported by machine gun and 81MM mortar platoons from the 63rd AIB. Squadron. Movement to and the Drive to Fulda  (March 1945), The German 5th Weather continued cloudy and cold, with ground conditions frozen beginning of the period (April 30th) and today cleared the enemy to Glenn E. Spaulding. LAVAL, HUBERMONT, RENUAMONT and FLAMIERGE areas and the roads east of the day RESERVE COMMAND was entering ZELLA-MEHLIS against no opposition. Airborne Division. took no offensive action. 1st Battalion as 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion. But closed into an assembly area two miles east of VIREUX-MOLHAIN, just south of Day (May 9, 1945) the 11TH ARMORED DIVISION was the easternmost unit withdrawing when overcome and then trying to retake his lost ground. thrusts of this division southeast to CHAM brought liberation and, and 8th of February and the Infantry Battalions consolidated and dug REMAGNE encircled with automatic weapons. Today, the enemy realizing his plight, capitulated unconditionally to Command moved from MAGEROTTE, BELGIUM on the 4th of February and control at 2000. April 22, 1945 – enemy was driven from MANDE ST. 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