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19TH ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION
14th Armored Division • World War II •

140 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview: Combat History of the 19th Armored Infantry Battalion was written in 1945 by 1st Lt. Walter R. Dickson, assisted by Sgt. James W. Hanifin and a team of company historians, with an introduction by Lt. Col. Forest T. Green. It follows the battalion from its departure from Staten Island on 12 October 1944 through landing at Marseilles, the Maritime Alps, the winter fighting in Alsace at Sarreinsberg and Hatten, the drive through the Siegfried Line and across the Rhine, the fight for Lohr, Gemunden and Hammelburg, and the final push across the Danube, Isar and Inn Rivers to V-E Day on 9 May 1945. It closes with a statistical inventory, an account of the attached Seventh Army Infantry Company No. 4, and an In Memoriam roll. This is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original booklet.

Campaigns: Maritime Alps; Alsace (Sarreinsberg–Goetzenbruck, Hatten–Rittershoffen); Siegfried Line; Rhine crossing; Lohr, Gemunden and Hammelburg; Bavaria (Danube, Isar and Inn Rivers)

Commanders: Lt. Col. Forrest B. Alspach (killed in action 22 December 1944); Lt. Col. Forest T. Green; Capt. John E. Donahey (Executive Officer)

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents
Introduction
Dedication
The Trip Across and Maritime Alps Campaign
First Drive to the Siegfried into Germany
Battle of Sarreinsberg–Goetzenbruck
Battle of Hatten
Reorganization and Defense of Alsace
Second Drive into Germany and the Rhine
Fight for Lohr and Gemunden and Dash for Hammelburg
The “Master Race” in Hand
Inventory
The Seventh Army Infantry Company (Number 4, Provisional)
In Memoriam

“These men made history—this book is only an attempt to disclose a small portion of what they did.”
— 1st Lt. Walter R. Dickson, Dedication