Description

79th Infantry Division
 • World War II •

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Document Overview
Published in 1946 under the authority of the 79th Infantry Division and printed by the Army and Navy Publishing Company, this is the Division’s official combat history, tracing the “Cross of Lorraine” division from its June 1942 reactivation through its campaigns across France, Belgium, and Germany to December 1945, and including rosters of the fallen, awards and decorations, and letters of commendation. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original volume.

Campaigns: Through France (Cherbourg; La Haye du Puits and the Breakthrough; to the Seine Bridgehead), 14 June–29 August 1944; To Belgium and Back (Belgium to the Moselle; the Foret de Parroy), 31 August–25 October 1944; To the Rhine (through Alsace; on the defensive), 25 October 1944–14 February 1945; Over the Rhine (to the Ruhr; the Occupation Phase), 17 February–December 1945.

Commanders: Major General Ira T. Wyche.

Division newspaper: Lorraine Cross

Table of Contents
Introduction
Section I — Through France, 14 June 1944–29 August 1944
Chapter 1 — Cherbourg
Chapter 2 — La Haye du Puits and the Breakthrough
Chapter 3 — To the Seine Bridgehead
Section II — To Belgium and Back, 31 August 1944–25 October 1944
Chapter 1 — From Belgium to the Moselle
Chapter 2 — The Foret de Parroy
Section III — To the Rhine, 25 October 1944–14 February 1945
Chapter 1 — Through Alsace
Chapter 2 — On the Defensive
Section IV — Over the Rhine, 17 February 1945–December 1945
Chapter 1 — To the Ruhr
Chapter 2 — The Occupation Phase — Journey’s End
Appendices
Our Unsung Heroes
Roster of Personnel Killed in Action
Awards and Decorations
Composition of the Division in Combat
Letters of Commendation

“I shall always look back upon my command of the 79th Division as the most successful period of my official career.”
— Major General Ira T. Wyche, Commanding General, 79th Infantry Division