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May 04, 1945. Liberation of Gunskirchen. The 71st Infantry Division liberated Gunskirchen, one of the many subcamps of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. Major Cameron Coffman of the 71st Infantry Division wrote:
Operations, Divisions. Paris: 1945. pp. 224-30. D767.U52. U.S. Army. 71. st Infantry Division. The Seventy-First Came to Gunskirchen Lager. Augsburg: n.p., 1945? 28 p. D804.G4.U5. _____. 71st Infantry Division. Atlanta, GA: Albert Love, 1944? 72 p. #05-71.1944. U.S. Dept of Army. Historical Division. Combat Chronicle: An Outline History of U.S ...
Aug 23, 2008 · It might be a Soviet decoration. Found on Internet: "The 71st Division linked up with advancing Soviet Army units east of Linz, Austria on 8 May 45 and hostilities ceased on 9 May 45."
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Jun 28, 2017 · First published in 1946, this is an account of 71st Infantry Division’s role in World War II, it was activated on July 15, 1943 at Camp Carson, Colorado. After some time training in...
The 71st Infantry Division began mobilization maneuvers on 15th of July, 1943. The 70th Infantry Division received credit for serving in the: Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns during the war. The division was organized as a ‘triangular division’ consisting of only three infantry regiments, the 5th Infantry Regiment, the 14th Infantry ...
Jun 7, 2023 · On April 26 th, 1945, the 761 st rendezvoused with the Red Army in Steyr, Austria. The convergence of the Russian and U.S. armies split the final remnants of the German army in two, hastening an end to World War II in Europe. Private Ernest A. Jenkins is awarded the Silver Star by General George S. Patton. c.1944. National Archives. Victory Europe.
Can Anyone pont me to a sit with any information on the Hj ,Voksturm and 9th SS Division In Steyr Austria At the end of the war?A site with Photographs of this period would also be great. Also Is ther any online source to find out Hj units or lists of members etc. in Steyr? Cheers ,Peter