Description

“Trespass Against Them”
History of the 271st Infantry Regiment
15 May 1943 — 25 May 1945

This history compiled and written by Lt. John F. Higgins, 2nd Bn, 271st Infantry
Printed by Druck: H. Sieling, Buchdruckwerkstätten, Naumburg (Saale)          100 Pages scanned

Preface           

History

Casualties
     Killed in Action or Died of Wounds
     Missing In Action

Decorations
     Silver Star
     Bronze Star

Command Post Locations
     271 St Infantry Regiment
     First Battalion 271st Infantry
     2nd Battalion 271st Infantry
     Third Battalion 271 St Infantry
     Cannon Company 271st Infantry
     Anti Tank Company 271st Infantry
     Service Company 271 St Infantry

Towns And Cities Captured
1st Battalion
     Hahnenburg
     Wahid
     Hescheld
     Heiden
     Linden
     Unterhambach
     Oberhambach
     Kruezburg
     Schmidtheim
     Schlemmershof
     Gertenbach
     Hubenthal
     Mollenfelds
     Bodenrode
     Friedland
     Reckershausen
     Reiffenhausen
     Ludolfshausen
     Lichtenhagen
     Ischerode
     Siemerode
     Heiligenstadt
     Weimerskamp
     Westhausen
     Niederorschel
     Billroda
     Beichlingen
     Bernsdorf
     Pettsdorf
     Kierstzsen
     Rotha
     Ruben
     Zehmen
     Espenhain
     Lippendorf
     Grossposna
     Magdeborn
     Gruna
     Stormthal
     Napoleon Tower
     (Leipzig)
     Eilenberg
2d Battalion
     Dickerscheid
     Buschem
     Honningen
     Reifferscheid
     Albshausen
     Nuenrode
     Weissenfels
     Kercesan
     Zwenkau
     Pulgar
     Eythra
     Gaucha
     Zobigker
3d Battalion
     Obereifferscheid
     Lutzen
     Audigast
     Kobschutz
     Dohlen
     Kleinstorkwitz
     Russen
     Lobschutz
     Grossdeuben
     Kleinstadeln
     Gaschwitz

Statistics

Leaders          

Units Attached
     879th Field Artillery Battalion
     Co “A” 369 Medical Battalion
     Co “A” 661 Tank Destroyer Battalion
     Co “C” 661 Tank Destroyer Battalion
     Co “A” 777 Tank Battalion
     Co “A” 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion
     880th Field Artillery Battalion
     Co “A” 269th Engineers
     Task Force Zebra
     724th Field Artillery Battalion
     186th Field Artillery Battalion
     955th Field Artillery Battalion
     Provisional Detachment No. 14