Description

TIMBERWOLF TRACKS

104th “Timberwolf” Infantry Division · World War II ·

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Document Overview

Published in 1946 by the Infantry Journal Press, with Leo A. Hoegh as Editor and Howard J. Doyle as Associate Editor, this is the definitive published history of the 104th “Timberwolf” Infantry Division. Organized into seven phases, it traces the division from activation in Oregon in September 1942 through overseas deployment, the Battle of the Dikes in Holland, the drive beyond the Siegfried Line to Aachen, the fight for the Roer and the objective of Cologne, the spearhead across the Rhine and encirclement of the Ruhr, and redeployment home after 195 consecutive days in front-line combat and the junction with Soviet forces at the Mulde River, closing with appendices listing the valiant dead, command personnel, and decorations and awards. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original 1946 publication.

Campaigns: Phase I: Activation, Get Smart… Get Tough! · Phase II: APO 104, Overseas Movement · Phase III: Battle of the Dikes, Holland · Phase IV: Beyond the Siegfried Line, Aachen · Phase V: Cologne, On the Roer · Phase VI: Spearhead, Encirclement of the Ruhr · Phase VII: Back to the Lair, Redeployment

Commanders: Maj. Gen. Terry de la M. Allen (Commanding General) · Leo A. Hoegh (Editor, Timberwolf Tracks) · Howard J. Doyle (Associate Editor)

Division newspaper: The Timberwolf

Table of Contents

Foreword

Phase I: “Get Smart… Get Tough!” — Activation

Phase II: APO 104 — Gangplank Fever

Phase III: Battle of the Dikes — In the Line

Phase IV: Beyond the Siegfried Line — Aachen

Phase V: Cologne — On the Roer

Phase VI: Spearhead — Encirclement of the Ruhr

Phase VII: Back to the Lair — Redeployment

Appendix I: The Valiant Dead

Appendix II: The National Timberwolf Association

Appendix III: The Infantry Division

Appendix IV: Command Personnel

Appendix V: Decorations and Awards

Appendix VI: American Red Cross

“It is our proud boast, that we have always lived up to our battle slogan, ‘Nothing in Hell can stop the Timberwolves.’”

— Maj. Gen. Terry de la M. Allen, To All Timberwolves