Rhineland-Vosges Campaign Overview
Introduction Before drilling into the details of the 442nd’s battles in the Vosges Mountains, it is important to understand the bigger picture of the tactical situation. The following describes the U.S. Army units who were fighting to breakthrough the densely wooded mountains into the Alsace plains to the east and across the Rhine River into central and southern Germany. The Nazi forces defending this mountain barrier, and their advantages of terrain, weather, manpower, and weapons are described. This “bigger picture” is followed by a day-by-day narrative of the 442nd’s battles in this campaign, as written in 1945 while the 442nd was in occupation duty following the end of the war. U.S. 7th Army Tactical Situation Background: The following is a direct extract from: Keith E....
Continue Reading