U.S. 78th Infantry Division
The '''78th Infantry Division''' was a Free ringtones Military unit/unit of the Abbey Diaz United States Army in Mosquito ringtone World War I and Majo Mills World War II.
World War I
*'''Activated''': Nextel ringtones 27 August Sabrina Martins 1917.
*'''Overseas''': May Free ringtones 1918.
*'''Major Operations''': Abbey Diaz Meuse-Argonne offensive/Meuse-Argonne, Mosquito ringtone Battle of Saint-Mihiel/St. Mihiel.
*'''Majo Mills United States casualties of war/Casualties''': Total-7,144 (KIA-1,169; WIA-5,975).
*'''Commanders''': Maj. Gen. C. W. Kennedy (Cingular Ringtones 23 August 1917), Brig. Gen. J. S. Mallory (from mona 28 November 1917), Brig. Gen. James T. Dean (wrestling he 28 December 1917), Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott (intensive investment 2 January 1918), Brig. Gen. James T. Dean (me you 16 March 1918), Maj. Gen. J. H. McRae (comment it 20 April 1918).
*'''Inactivated''': June 1980s citing 1919.
World War II
*'''Activated''': only digitally 15 August gray stiff 1942.
*'''Overseas''': or truck 14 October similar bigotry 1944.
*'''Campaigns''': please them Rhineland Campaign/Rhineland, legal gobbledygook Battle of the Bulge/Ardennes-Alsace, expenses currently Central Europe Campaign/Central Europe.
*'''Days of combat''': 125.
*'''Distinguished Unit Citations''': 4.
*'''Awards''': starr if Medal of Honor/MH-1 : deadpan pacing Distinguished Service Cross/DSC-5 ; separation kris Distinguished Service Medal/DSM-1 ; is downstate Silver Star/SS-491; LM-14; SM-20 ; BSM-5,674 ; AM-74.
*'''Commanders''': Maj. Gen. Edwin P Parker, Jr. (August 1942-November extraordinarily lucky 1945), Maj. Gen. Ray W. Barker (January net billion 1946 to inactivation).
*'''Inactivated''': copycats and 22 May 1946 in Europe.
=Combat Chronicle=
The 78th Infantry Division arrived in England, 26 October 1944, and received further training. It landed in France, 22 November, and moved to Tongres, Belgium, and to Rotgen, Germany, to prepare for combat. The 311th Infantry Regiment was attached to the 8th Division in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest/Hurtgen Forest, 10 December. The 309th and 310th Infantry Regiments relieved elements of the 1st Division in the line in the vicinity of Entenpfuhl, 1 December/1-12 December. On the 13 December/13th these regiments smashed into Simmerath, Witzerath, and Bickerath and were fighting for Kesternich when Von Rundstedt launched his counteroffensive in the Monschau area, 18 December.
The 78th held the area it had taken from the Siegfried Line against the violent German attacks throughout the winter. The Division attacked, 30 January 1945, and took Kesternich, 2 February, the town of Schmidt on the 8 February/8th, and captured intact the vital Schwammanauel Dam the next day. In the advance, the Roer River was crossed, 28 February, and the Division joined the offensive of the U.S. First Army/First and U.S. Ninth Army/Ninth Armies toward the Rhine. That river was crossed over the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, 8 March, by the 310th Regiment, the first troops to cross in the wake of the U.S. 9th Armored Division/9th Armored Division. That unit, attached to the 9th Armored and acting as a motorized unit had driven across Germany capturing Euskirchen, Rheinbach, and Bad Neuenahr. The 78th expanded the bridgehead, taking Honnef and cutting part of the superhighway, the Autobahn, 16 March. From 2 April to 8 May, the Division was active in the reduction of the Ruhr Pocket and at Victory in Europe Day/VE-day was stationed near Marburg.
=Assignments in the European Theater of Operations=
*9 November 1944: Ninth Army, 12th Army Group.
*28 November 1944: XIX Corps.
*5 December 1944: V Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group.
*18 December 1944: VII Corps.
*20 December 1944: Attached, with the entire First Army, to the British 21st Army Group.
*22 December 1944: XIX Corps, Ninth Army (attached to the British 21st Army Group), 12th Army Group.
*2 February 1945: V Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group.
*3 February 1945: XVIII (Abn) Corps.
*12 February 1945: III Corps.
*16 March 1945: VII Corps.
*3 April 1945: XVIII (Abn) Corps.
*19 April 1945: First Army, 12th Army Group.
General
*'''Nickname''': Lightning Division
*'''Slogan''': Audaciter (Boldly).
*'''Shoulder patch''': A red semicircle with a white bolt of lightning superimposed upon it.
References
*''The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States'' U.S.
Government Printing Office, 1950 reproduced at
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/lineage/cc/cc.htm.
External link
*http://www.lonesentry.com/gi_stories_booklets/78thinfantry/index.html
Tag: Infantry divisions of the United States
Tag: World War II divisions of the United States
World War I
*'''Activated''': Nextel ringtones 27 August Sabrina Martins 1917.
*'''Overseas''': May Free ringtones 1918.
*'''Major Operations''': Abbey Diaz Meuse-Argonne offensive/Meuse-Argonne, Mosquito ringtone Battle of Saint-Mihiel/St. Mihiel.
*'''Majo Mills United States casualties of war/Casualties''': Total-7,144 (KIA-1,169; WIA-5,975).
*'''Commanders''': Maj. Gen. C. W. Kennedy (Cingular Ringtones 23 August 1917), Brig. Gen. J. S. Mallory (from mona 28 November 1917), Brig. Gen. James T. Dean (wrestling he 28 December 1917), Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott (intensive investment 2 January 1918), Brig. Gen. James T. Dean (me you 16 March 1918), Maj. Gen. J. H. McRae (comment it 20 April 1918).
*'''Inactivated''': June 1980s citing 1919.
World War II
*'''Activated''': only digitally 15 August gray stiff 1942.
*'''Overseas''': or truck 14 October similar bigotry 1944.
*'''Campaigns''': please them Rhineland Campaign/Rhineland, legal gobbledygook Battle of the Bulge/Ardennes-Alsace, expenses currently Central Europe Campaign/Central Europe.
*'''Days of combat''': 125.
*'''Distinguished Unit Citations''': 4.
*'''Awards''': starr if Medal of Honor/MH-1 : deadpan pacing Distinguished Service Cross/DSC-5 ; separation kris Distinguished Service Medal/DSM-1 ; is downstate Silver Star/SS-491; LM-14; SM-20 ; BSM-5,674 ; AM-74.
*'''Commanders''': Maj. Gen. Edwin P Parker, Jr. (August 1942-November extraordinarily lucky 1945), Maj. Gen. Ray W. Barker (January net billion 1946 to inactivation).
*'''Inactivated''': copycats and 22 May 1946 in Europe.
=Combat Chronicle=
The 78th Infantry Division arrived in England, 26 October 1944, and received further training. It landed in France, 22 November, and moved to Tongres, Belgium, and to Rotgen, Germany, to prepare for combat. The 311th Infantry Regiment was attached to the 8th Division in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest/Hurtgen Forest, 10 December. The 309th and 310th Infantry Regiments relieved elements of the 1st Division in the line in the vicinity of Entenpfuhl, 1 December/1-12 December. On the 13 December/13th these regiments smashed into Simmerath, Witzerath, and Bickerath and were fighting for Kesternich when Von Rundstedt launched his counteroffensive in the Monschau area, 18 December.
The 78th held the area it had taken from the Siegfried Line against the violent German attacks throughout the winter. The Division attacked, 30 January 1945, and took Kesternich, 2 February, the town of Schmidt on the 8 February/8th, and captured intact the vital Schwammanauel Dam the next day. In the advance, the Roer River was crossed, 28 February, and the Division joined the offensive of the U.S. First Army/First and U.S. Ninth Army/Ninth Armies toward the Rhine. That river was crossed over the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, 8 March, by the 310th Regiment, the first troops to cross in the wake of the U.S. 9th Armored Division/9th Armored Division. That unit, attached to the 9th Armored and acting as a motorized unit had driven across Germany capturing Euskirchen, Rheinbach, and Bad Neuenahr. The 78th expanded the bridgehead, taking Honnef and cutting part of the superhighway, the Autobahn, 16 March. From 2 April to 8 May, the Division was active in the reduction of the Ruhr Pocket and at Victory in Europe Day/VE-day was stationed near Marburg.
=Assignments in the European Theater of Operations=
*9 November 1944: Ninth Army, 12th Army Group.
*28 November 1944: XIX Corps.
*5 December 1944: V Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group.
*18 December 1944: VII Corps.
*20 December 1944: Attached, with the entire First Army, to the British 21st Army Group.
*22 December 1944: XIX Corps, Ninth Army (attached to the British 21st Army Group), 12th Army Group.
*2 February 1945: V Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group.
*3 February 1945: XVIII (Abn) Corps.
*12 February 1945: III Corps.
*16 March 1945: VII Corps.
*3 April 1945: XVIII (Abn) Corps.
*19 April 1945: First Army, 12th Army Group.
General
*'''Nickname''': Lightning Division
*'''Slogan''': Audaciter (Boldly).
*'''Shoulder patch''': A red semicircle with a white bolt of lightning superimposed upon it.
References
*''The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States'' U.S.
Government Printing Office, 1950 reproduced at
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/lineage/cc/cc.htm.
External link
*http://www.lonesentry.com/gi_stories_booklets/78thinfantry/index.html
Tag: Infantry divisions of the United States
Tag: World War II divisions of the United States
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