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87TH INFANTRY DIVISION — 346TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

 · World War II ·

140 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

This is the official history of the 87th “Golden Acorn” Infantry Division, covering activation at Camp McCain, Mississippi, in December 1942 through combat across France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Germany into Czechoslovakia, with particular attention to the 346th Infantry Regiment’s actions. It traces the division from reactivation and training through the Saar Valley, the Battle of the Bulge, the crack of the Siegfried Line, the crossings of the Moselle and Rhine, and the drive to the Czechoslovakian border and V-E Day, with unit rosters, commanders, and campaign photographs throughout. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original wartime publication.

Campaigns: Activation & Training, Camp McCain · The Saar Valley · The Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes) · Cracking the Siegfried Line · Across the Moselle to Koblenz · Across the Rhine · Race to Czechoslovakia

Commanders: Maj. Gen. Frank L. Culin, Jr. (Commanding General) · Maj. Gen. Percy W. Clarkson (Commanding General, activation) · Brig. Gen. John L. McKee (Assistant Division Commander) · Brig. Gen. Wm. W. Ford (Division Artillery Commander) · Colonel Grant Layng (Chief of Staff) · Colonel Egmont Koenig / Lt. Col. Donald C. Clayman / Colonel Curtis Renfro (346th Infantry Regiment)

Regiment newspaper: Countersign

Table of Contents

The 87th Is Reactivated

Troops Arrive and Training Begins

Overseas Movement

There Were Two Enemies in the Bulge — the Germans and the Winter

Break Contact with the Enemy in the Saar

The Belgian Bulge Folds Up

Cracking the Siegfried Line

Across the Moselle to Koblenz

Across the Rhine

Race to Czechoslovakia

V-E Day and Surrender

“The Acorn became Golden when it broke contact with the enemy in the Saar region.”

— History of the 87th “Golden Acorn” Infantry Division