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HISTORY OF THE 413TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

104th “Timberwolf” Infantry Division · World War II ·

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Document Overview

Published in 1946 by Warren F. Lewis and dedicated to the infantry rifleman, this is the full regimental history of the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Timberwolf Infantry Division, written by a staff of the regiment’s own men. It traces the regiment from activation in September 1942 through two years of stateside training, the drive to the Maas River, the breach of the Siegfried Line at Lamersdorf and Inden, river-line fighting, the objective of Cologne, the Remagen bridgehead and the German collapse, and the final lap of the war, closing with group photographs and a full listing of decorations and awards. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original regimental history.

Campaigns: The First Two Years (Activation & Training) · The Drive to the Maas · Through the Siegfried Line · Lamersdorf and Inden · Life on the River · Objective: Cologne · Remagen to “Alles Kaput” · The Last Lap

Commanders: Colonel Welcome P. Waltz (Regimental Commander, September 1942–March 1945) · Colonel William M. Simmers (Regimental Commander, from March 1945)

Division newspaper: The Timberwolf

Table of Contents

Dedication

The First Two Years

We Fight to the Maas

Through the Siegfried Line

Lamersdorf

Inden

Life on the River

Objective: Cologne

Remagen to Joe — Alles Kaput

The Last Lap

Group Pictures

Decorations and Awards

“The German didn’t throw up his hands and sob ‘Alles Kaput in Deutschland!’ until the Infantry took over the Fatherland.”

— Dedication, History of the 413th Infantry Regiment