Description
History of the 30th Infantry Regiment
3d Infantry Division · World War II ·
408 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.
Document Overview
Written by Captain Rupert Prohme, Regimental Editor, and published in 1947 by the Infantry Journal Press, this official regimental history traces the 30th U.S. Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, through thirty-one months of combat in World War II — from the November 1942 landing at Fedala, Morocco, through Sicily, Anzio, the liberation of Rome, southern France, the Vosges Mountains, the Colmar Pocket, and the drive into Germany and Austria to V-E Day. It includes the Regimental Commander’s foreword, campaign narratives, maps, photographs, honor rolls, award winners, and a full unit roster. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original book.
Campaigns: Algeria-French Morocco · Sicily · Naples-Foggia · Anzio · Rome-Arno · Southern France · Rhineland · Ardennes-Alsace · Central Europe
Commanders: Col. Arthur H. Rogers (Jul 1942–Oct 1943) · Col. Lionel C. McGarr (Oct 1943–Dec 1944; Jan–May 1945) · Lt. Col. Richard H. Nedderson (Dec 1944–Jan 1945)
Division newspaper: Front Line
Table of Contents
Introduction: 1813 to 1942
Fedala: 8–11 November 1942
Interlude in Arab Land: 12 November 1942–7 July 1943
Sicily: Mines, Mules, Mountains: 10 July–18 August 1943
Southern Italy: Those 59 Days: 18 September–20 January 1944
The Anzio-Nettuno Beachhead: 22 January–2 February 1944
Anzio: Counterattack: 3 February–3 March 1944
Anzio: Stalemate: 3 March–22 May 1944
Anzio: The Breakout: 23 May–5 June 1944
Roman Holiday: 5 June–8 August 1944
Cracking Festung Europa: 15 August–12 September 1944
Battling Through the Vosges: 12 September–20 October 1944
Battling Through the Vosges: 20 October–5 December 1944
Bloody Colmar: 15 December 1944–20 January 1945
Bloody Colmar: 21 January–14 March 1945
On to Victory! 15 March–8 May 1945
Appendix A: Honor Roll
Appendix B: Award Winners
Appendix C: Fedala–Salzburg Roster
Appendix D: The Commanders
Appendix E: Battle Casualties
Appendix F: Unit Citations
“Our Country, Not Ourselves”
— Regimental motto of the 30th U.S. Infantry