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522nd Field Artillery Occupying Germany

Fire for Effect, the history of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion (written by the veterans) includes a brief description of their role in the Occupation of German, and several anecdotal contributions by individual veterans. The Occupation (pages 70-72) With the end of the war in the European Theater, the 522nd was detached from the 101st Airborne Division and attached to the 30th Field Artillery Group. On May 9, 1945 at 0815 hours, the Battalion moved out of Shaftlach and traveled 77 miles to the north by motor convoy over the autobahn past Munich to Steppach, a town on the outskirts of Augsburg, where the 522nd CP was established and occupied until May 17, 1945. Headquarters Battery then moved to Mertingen on May 17 where the...

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442nd Infantry Guarding Italy

The German surrender in Italy had heralded the beginning of the end of the war in Europe, but the complete victory in Europe came only when the unconditional surrender became official at 01 May 9, 1945. The 442nd Combat Team received word of VE-day with very little in the way of demonstration. It was with more of a sigh that the regiment put its arms down—a very tired sigh of relief that it was all over in Europe and the long chase was ended. So many had died —along the River Arno, in the cold dismal Vosges Forests and the Maritime Alps in France, and on the rocky crags of the Apennines. Victory had not been cheap. The 442nd Infantry Regiment had contributed to its...

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Occupation, History

442nd Infantry Guarding Italy

The German surrender in Italy had heralded the beginning of the end of the war in Europe, but the complete victory in Europe came only when the unconditional surrender became official at 0001 May 9, 1945. The 442nd Combat Team received word of VE-day with very little in the way of demonstration. It was with more of a sigh that the regiment put its arms down—a very tired sigh of relief that it was all over in Europe and the long chase was ended. So many had died —along the River Arno, in the cold dismal Vosges Forests and the Maritime Alps in France, and on the rocky crags of the Apennines. Victory had not been cheap. The 442nd Infantry Regiment had contributed to its...

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