Description

29 Let’s Go!
29th Infantry Division • World War II •
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Document Overview
Written by Joseph H. Ewing, a former rifle platoon leader with the 175th Infantry, and published in 1948 by the Infantry Journal Press, this is the official combat history of the 29th Infantry Division in World War II, tracing the “Blue-and-Gray” Division from its 1942 mobilization through the D-Day landing at Omaha Beach, the fighting at St. Lô and Brest, the drive into Germany, and its inactivation in January 1946. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original book.

Campaigns: Normandy (1944) • Northern France (1944) • Rhineland (1944–1945) • Central Europe (1945)

Commanders: Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord • Maj. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow • Maj. Gen. Charles H. Gerhardt (Commanding General, D-Day to VE-Day)

Unit newspaper: 29 Let’s Go

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Fall In
Chapter 2: England
Chapter 3: Omaha Beach
Chapter 4: St. Lo
Chapter 5: Pursuit Through Normandy
Chapter 6: Brest
Chapter 7: On Line In Germany
Chapter 8: November Offensive
Chapter 9: Watch on the Roer
Chapter 10: Jülich
Chapter 11: Mission Accomplished
Battle Credits
The General
Roster of the Battle Dead – KIA
Casualty Tables
Command of 29th Infantry Division
Detachments
Attachments
Assignment to Higher Units
Distinguished Unit Citations
Awards of Croix de Guerre
Photo Credits

“Now let our fallen comrades hear our battle cry.”
— Maj. Gen. Charles H. Gerhardt, at the dedication of the Division cemetery, Normandy