Chronicle of the 39Th Regiment

1 Edition 1 Edition Chronicle of the 39 Infantry Regiment From Normandy to the Elbe Chronicle of the 39th Infantry Regiment from Normandy to the Elbe June 1943 – May 1945 Edited by Richard B. Kann Jr. December 31, 2009 1 Edition CHRONICLE OF THE NINTH DIVISION’S 39 INFANTRY REGIMENT FROM NORMANDY TO THE ELBE - 2 - 1 Edition CHRONICLE OF THE NINTH DIVISION’S 39 INFANTRY REGIMENT FROM NORMANDY TO THE ELBE Chronicle of the 39th Infantry Regiment from Normandy to the Elbe First Published in 2010 Last Edit: May 8, 2021 Copyright by Richard B. Kann Jr. Additional material copyright of named contributors. All Rights Reserved No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. - 3 - 1 Edition CHRONICLE OF THE NINTH DIVISION’S 39 INFANTRY REGIMENT FROM NORMANDY TO THE ELBE - 4 - 1 Edition CHRONICLE OF THE NINTH DIVISION’S 39 INFANTRY REGIMENT FROM NORMANDY TO THE ELBE TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... 5 ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS ................................................................................................................... 7 FORWARD .................................................................................................................................................... 9 THE 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION .............................................................................................................. 11 THE BUILDUP ............................................................................................................................................ 13 THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN ............................................................................................................... 17 BREAKOUT ................................................................................................................................................ 33 PURSUIT ..................................................................................................................................................... 51 SEIGFRIED LINE ....................................................................................................................................... 63 THE HURTGEN FOREST .......................................................................................................................... 67 THE BULGE ................................................................................................................................................ 91 THE RIVERS ............................................................................................................................................... 97 THE BRIDGE ............................................................................................................................................ 113 ON TO THE ELBE .................................................................................................................................... 119 UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER MAY 9, 1945 ................................................................................... 133 DISCHARGE ............................................................................................................................................. 143 EPILOGUE ................................................................................................................................................ 149 BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................................................................................................... 151 NOTES ....................................................................................................................................................... 153 - 5 - 1 Edition CHRONICLE OF THE NINTH DIVISION’S 39 INFANTRY REGIMENT FROM NORMANDY TO THE ELBE - 6 - 1 Edition CHRONICLE OF THE NINTH DIVISION’S 39 INFANTRY REGIMENT FROM NORMANDY TO THE ELBE ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS FIGURE 1 AAA-O ......................................................................................................................................... 12 FIGURE 2 LETTER TO BROTHER EARL ........................................................................................................... 13 FIGURE 3 CHURCHILL INSPECTS THE 39TH INFANTRY ................................................................................... 15 FIGURE 4 THE ROUTE THROUGH FRANCE ...................................................................................................... 17 FIGURE 5 UTAH BEACH -1990 ....................................................................................................................... 20 FIGURE 6 THE CHURCH AT ORGLANDES - 1990 ............................................................................................. 23 FIGURE 7 CHURCH YARD AT ST. JACQUES-DE-NEHOU .................................................................................. 23 FIGURE 8 CHÂTEAU DE BRICQUEBEC – 1990 ................................................................................................. 24 FIGURE 9 ST CHRISTOPHE DU FOC – 1990 ..................................................................................................... 24 FIGURE 10 OCTEVILLE – 1990 ....................................................................................................................... 27 FIGURE 11 BEAUMONT HAGUE - 1990 ........................................................................................................... 30 FIGURE 12 FLOTTEMANVILLE HAGUE - 1990 ................................................................................................ 30 FIGURE 13 WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL ST JEAN DE DAYE - 1990 .................................................................. 33 FIGURE 14 LE DESERT ................................................................................................................................... 34 FIGURE 15 COUNTER ATTACK BY PANZER LEHR DIVISION ........................................................................... 35 FIGURE 16 ESGLANDES -1990 ....................................................................................................................... 38 FIGURE 17 MEDIC RICHARD KANN NEAR THE AID STATION ......................................................................... 40 FIGURE 18 LE DESERT MEMORIAL TO COL. FLINT ........................................................................................ 41 FIGURE 19 COL. FLINT MEMORIAL AT LE DESERT ........................................................................................ 41 FIGURE 20 COL. FLINT BURIAL AT STE. MARIE EGLISE MILITARY CEMETERY .............................................. 43 FIGURE 21 THE MAN CALLED PADDY FLINT ................................................................................................. 45 FIGURE 22 BREAKTHROUGH MAP ................................................................................................................. 46 FIGURE 23 OPERATION COBRA MAP ............................................................................................................. 49 FIGURE 24 LE MESNIL-EURY –1990 ............................................................................................................. 51 FIGURE 25 MARIGNY - 1990 .......................................................................................................................... 51 FIGURE 26 PVT KANN RECEIVES PURPLE HEART ........................................................................................... 52 FIGURE 27 RAMPARTS AT ST. LO .................................................................................................................. 53 FIGURE 28 WRECKAGE AT FALAISE .............................................................................................................. 55 FIGURE 29 FROM BELGIUM AND INTO GERMANY ......................................................................................... 57 FIGURE 30 BELGIUM ORDER OF THE DAY CITES 9TH DIVISION ..................................................................... 58 FIGURE 31 THE CITADEL ON THE MEUSE ...................................................................................................... 59 FIGURE 32 CROSSING AT DINANT .................................................................................................................. 60 FIGURE 33 THE 39TH INFANTRY CROSSES THE MEUSE .................................................................................. 61 FIGURE 34 CROSSING THE SIEGFRIED LINE ................................................................................................... 63 FIGURE 35 MCARTHUR TREE ........................................................................................................................ 65 FIGURE 36 LAMMERSDORF MAP ................................................................................................................... 66 FIGURE 37 THE HURTGEN FOREST MAP ........................................................................................................ 68 FIGURE 38 PVT KANN WOUNDED ................................................................................................................. 77 FIGURE 39 VILLAGE OF ELSENBORN............................................................................................................. 80 FIGURE 40 MERODE WITH CASTLE IN

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