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Map Room Files of President Roosevelt, 1939–1945
A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of World War II Research Collections MAP ROOM FILES OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, 1939–1945 Map Room Ground Operations Files, 1941–1945 Project Coordinator Robert E. Lester Guide Compiled by Blair D. Hydrick A microfilm project of UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS OF AMERICA An Imprint of CIS 4520 East-West Highway • Bethesda, MD 20814-3389 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Map room files of President Roosevelt, 1939–1945. Map room ground operations files, 1941–1945 [microform] / project coordinator, Robert E. Lester. microfilm reels ; 35 mm. — (World War II research collections) Reproduced from the presidential papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the custody of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Accompanied by printed guide compiled by Blair D. Hydrick. ISBN 1-55655-513-X (microfilm) 1. World War, 1939–1945—Campaigns—Sources. 2. United States— Armed Forces—History—World War, 1939–1945. 3. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882–1945—Archives. 4. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882–1945—Military leadership—World War, 1939–1945. I. Lester, Robert. II. Hydrick, Blair. III. Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. IV. University Publications of America (Firm). V. Series. [D743] 940.53’73—dc20 94-42746 CIP The documents reproduced in this publication are from the Papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the custody of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, National Archives and Records Administration. Former President Roosevelt donated his literary rights in these documents to the public. © Copyright 1994 by University Publications of America. All rights reserved. ISBN 1-55655-513-X. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................................................ vii Source and Editorial Note .................................................................................................... -
Vollständige Ausgabe
»/ Nachdem der im Jahre 1901 gegründete Hunsrücker Geschichtsverein seit 1958 wieder ins Leben gerufen ist, hat sich eine beträchtliche Schar vereinigt, um nicht nur tätig, sondern auch finanziell mitzuhelfen, unsere Hunsrücker Heimat auf allen Gebieten zu erforschen, sei es auf dem Gebiete der Ge= schichte, der Volkskunde, der Kunstgeschichte und auch der Naturkunde. Die bei der Wiederbegründung gestellte Aufgabe, die Liebe zur Hunsrücker Heimat zu wecken und zu vertiefen, die Geschichtskenntnisse auszubauen, die Heimatforschung anzuregen, zu unterstützen und zu fördern, die Samm= lung von Archivalien, Funden, Quellen und Urkunden fortzusetzen und die Herausgabe von Schrifttum zu ermöglichen, wurde bis jetzt voll und ganz erfüllt. Es würde zu weit führen, alle bisher meist in der Stille geleistete Arbeit ganz zu registrieren, doch sollten einige Tatsachen hier festgehalten werden. Neben einer Reihe von Aufsätzen über die obengenannten The= men in Tageszeitungen, Zeitschriften und Heimatkalendern, haben eine Reihe von Mitarbeitern im Rahmen des Kreisvolksbildungswerkes die Er= gebnisse ihrer Forschungen dargelegt. Unter anderem wurden folgende The= men behandelt: Hunsrücker Kirchenbarock, Hunsrücker Burgen und Schlös= ser, die Pflanzenwelt des Hunsrücks, Geheimnisse eines Bachtales, Liselotte von der Pfalz, das Kloster Ravengiersburg, die Einnahme des Hunsrücks durch die Amerikaner 1945, die Französische Revolution und ihre Bedeutung für den Hunsrück, unsere Flurnamen als Quellen für die Geschichte des Hunsrücker Bodens, Tiere und Pflanzen der Urzeit aus Fundorten des Huns= rücks, kreuz und quer durch den Soonwald, der schöne Hunsrück. Für die Schulen des Kreises Simmern wurde eine kleine Heimatkunde geschrieben, ein größeres Werk gleicher Art ist in Arbeit. Zusammengetragen wird die Geschichte der Schulen des Kreises Simmern und eine zusammenfassende Arbeit über das Zisterzienserinnen=Nonnenkloster Kumbd ist abgeschlossen. -
Chronology of Military Service.Indd
TOM COPELAND’S CHRONOLOGY OF MILITARY SERVICE 1942 December 7 - Enlisted in the Army (requested assignment in the Tank Destroyers) December 10 - Arrived at Fort Lewis, WA, spent several days with aptitude testing December 12 - Shipped to Camp Hood, Texas for basic training 1943 February 1 - Assigned as part of the training staff for basic training February 10-20 - Interviewed before several boards for application to Offi cers Training School March 29 - Assigned to Class 35 of Tank Destroyers Offi cers Training School, Camp Hood, Texas June 25 - Graduated from Offi cers Candidate School, received Commission as Second Lieutenant June 30 - Assigned to the 702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, Camp Hood, Texas December 24 - Assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division, 222nd Infantry Regiment, Camp Gruber, Oklahoma 1944 March 2 - Assigned to Offi cers Communication School, Ft. Benning, Georgia June 6 - D-Day, Invasion of Europe July 13 - Graduated Offi cer Communication School July 16 - Assigned to Fort Dix, New Jersey for overseas shipment July 29 - Arrived Glasgow, Scotland aboard the Il’de France August 1 - Arrived Normandy Beach and assigned to replacement depot. August 15 - Invasion of Southern France August 29 - Paris Liberated August 30 - Moved to Fontainebleau, France, assigned to another replacement depot October - Assigned to 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion supporting the 36th Infantry Division Autrey, Rambervillers-France November - Boissiere, France / Bruyères, France / Granges, France / Guemar, France/ Wiesenbach, Germany December - Setelat / -
H 2782 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 7, 1995 Talents: Appointment by President John F
H 2782 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE March 7, 1995 talents: Appointment by President John F. Listen to this moment in history ant, company CO, 27th Infantry Battal- Kennedy to the U.S. Civil Service Commis- that President Eisenhower said was ab- ion, first officer over the bridge. sion as Vice ChairmanÐand reappointments solutely stunning. Sergeant Joe DeLisio, of Bronx, NY, and service under five presidents: Kennedy, Time magazine said it was a moment platoon leader of the 3d platoon, Com- Johnson, Nixon, Ford and Carter. Then, re- tirement. for all history. pany A. He cleaned out a machine gun Not content withÐand too restless for re- After the war, General Eisenhower nest that was set on the bridge. tirement, Lud went out and organized the re- was quoted: First Lieutenant Hugh Mott, Nash- tirees, as President of the National Associa- Broad success in war is usually foreseen by ville, TN, platoon leader in Company B. tion of Retired Federal Employees, adding days or weeks, with the result that when it I do not have time to go through them 100,000 to their numbers and forging NARFE actually arrives, higher commanders and all: Doorland, Reynolds, Soumas, Wind- into a political force to be reckoned with. staffs have discounted it and are immersed sor, Goodson, Grimball; Michael Then, retirement againÐbut always restless, in plans for the future. This, however, was Chinchar, of Saddle River Township, probing, inquisitive, determined, setting his completely unforeseen. iron will to overcoming obstacles. NJ; Joe Petrencsik, of Cleveland; An- We were across the Rhine, 600 people, by thony Samele, of Bronx, NY. -
This Abbreviated History of the 70Th Infantry Division Is Taken from the 50Th Anniversary Program Book of the 70Th Division (Training)
This abbreviated history of the 70th Infantry Division is taken from the 50th Anniversary program book of the 70th Division (Training). The 70th Division (Training) has since been deactivated but the 70th's history and streamers are now carried by 70th RRC (Regional Readiness Command). "A brand new Infantry Division, the 70th Trailblazer, was revealed on February 23 to spearhead the Seventh Army's drive into Germany, south of Saarbrucken," the Stars and Stripes of February 25, 1945 reported. "The 70th, which first went into action on December 28 southeast of Haguenau, is fighting in Forbach, just inside the French border, six miles southwest of Saarbrucken, and was later reported in possession of most of the town," the famous Army newspaper concluded. Activated as the 70th Infantry Division at Camp Adair, Oregon in 1943, the Trailblazer Division served throughout World War II in the European Theater of Operations but was deactivated in October, 1945, following its return to the United States. The Division was reactivated as a combat unit in 1952, and in May, 1959, reorganized as the 70th Division (Training). Today the 70th Division (Training) is headquartered at the George A. Custer United States Army Reserve Center in Livonia, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The red, white, and green shoulder patch worn by the current 70th Division (Training) is symbolic of its history. The patch bears an axe in recognition of the pioneers who traveled to the Willamette Valley, the site of Camp Adair. The snowy mountain represents Mount Hood, and the green fir is in reference to the 91st Infantry Division (the Fir Tree Division) from which the officers and noncommissioned officers of the 70th were drawn. -
OPERATION NORDWIND Belligerents
OPERATION NORDWIND DATE: 31 DECEMBER 1944 – JANUARY 25 1945 Belligerents United States Nazi Germany France Operation North Wind (Unternehmen Nordwind) was the last major German offensive of World War II on the Western Front. It began on 31 December 1944 in Alsace and Lorraine in northeastern France, and it ended on 25 January 1945. OBJECTIVES In a briefing at his military command complex at Adlerhorst, Adolf Hitler declared in his speech to his division commanders on 28 December 1944 (three days prior to the launch of Operation Nordwind): "This attack has a very clear objective, namely the destruction of the enemy forces. There is not a matter of prestige involved here. It is a matter of destroying and exterminating the enemy forces wherever we find them. The question of liberating all of Alsace at this time is not involved either. That would be very nice, the impression on the German people would be immeasurable, the impression on the world decisive, terrific psychologically, the impression on the French people would be depressing. But that is not important. It is more important, as I said before, to destroy his manpower." The objective was simple. The offensive was to break through the lines of the US 7th Army and French 1st Army in the Upper Vosges mountains and on the Alsatian Plain, and destroy them. This would leave the way open for Operation Dentist (Unternehmen Zahnarzt), a planned major thrust into the rear of the US 3rd Army which would lead to the destruction of that army. THE OFFENSIVE On 31 December 1944, German Army Group G commanded by Generaloberst (Colonel General) Johannes Blaskowitz — and Army Group Upper Rhine - commanded by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler - launched a major offensive against the thinly-stretched, 110-kilometer-long front line held by the US 7th Army. -
Military Units Which Supported Or Opposed the 100Th Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations, 1944–45
Military Units Which Supported or Opposed the 100th Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations, 1944–45 Keith E. Bonn Copyright 2000 by Keith E. Bonn. All rights reserved. Published by Aegis Consulting Group, PO Box 629, Bedford, PA 15522. Units Which Supported the 100th Infantry Division Although the 100th, like all US infantry divisions in WWII, was a combined arms organization with its own infantry, light and medium artillery, combat engineers, and mechanized cavalry troop, it was supported by a variety of separate Corps and Army assets in the execution of most of its missions. At various times, the 100th was supported by a vast array of corps and Army artillery units, and the list is too long to reproduce here. Suffice it to say that all artillery fires, including at times 155mm rifles and 8-inch howitzers from corps artillery and even 8-inch rifles and 240mm howitzers from Seventh Army artillery, were all controlled by the 100th’s DIVARTY, and their fires integrated with the DIVARTY fire support plans. None of these supporting artillery units were ever attached to the 100th, but only designated to fulfill varying reinforcing or direct support roles. This section provides information about the major combat outfits that were actually attached to the 100th, in part or entirely, throughout almost all of its com- bat in the ETO. By contributing unique battlefield capabilities and providing mobility or firepower beyond that available from integral Division resources, each of them played a vital role in the Division’s victories. The 100th Infantry Division was assigned to the Seventh Army throughout the Division’s combat operations. -
Victory 1945: Western Allied Troops in Northwest Europe Free
FREE VICTORY 1945: WESTERN ALLIED TROOPS IN NORTHWEST EUROPE PDF Gordon L. Rottman,Peter Dennis | 64 pages | 17 Nov 2015 | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | 9781472809476 | English | Oxford, United Kingdom Victory Western Allied Troops in Northwest Europe – Free PDF Ebooks Downloads Osprey - Elite - Victory Western Allied Troops in Northwest Europe. Download PDF. Victory 1945: Western Allied Troops in Northwest Europe by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in —70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. These rich resources are available online to search, browse, and buy at www. In addition to Collections online, you can visit the Visitor rooms where you can explore over 8 million photographs, thousands of hours of moving images, the largest sound archive of its kind in the world, thousands of diaries and letters written by people during wartime, and a huge reference library. All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for Victory 1945: Western Allied Troops in Northwest Europe purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act,no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or Victory 1945: Western Allied Troops in Northwest Europe any means, electronic, electrical, chemical, mechanical, Victory 1945: Western Allied Troops in Northwest Europe, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. -
Boxcars and Burps Easy Does It
Major Bill Garden Boxcars and Burps Easy Does It Craig Davison Bill Law Major Bill Law Captain Craig Davison Baccarat, France, November 1944 Raon l’Etape, France, November 1944 St. Blaise, France, November 1944 Sparsbach, France, December 1944 Rothbach, France, December 1944 Mouterhouse, France, December 1944 Guising, France, December 1944 Rimling, France, January 1945 Hottwiller, France, January 1945 Holbach, France, March 1945 Bitche, France, March 1945 Waldhausen, France, March 1945 Pirmasens, Germany, March 1945 Neustadt, Germany, March 1945 Ludwigshaven, Germany, March 1945 Mannheim, Germany, March 1945 Weisloch, Germany, April 1945 Hillbach, Germany, April 1945 Heilbronn, Germany, April 1945 Bad Constantt, Germany, April 1945 Ulm, Germany, May 1945 Goppingen, Germany, May 1945 Stuttgart, Germany, August 1945 Ditzingen, Germany, October 1945 © Craig Davison, 2004 All rights reserved. Prologue This story of Company E covers its day-by-day of these. The infantryman wades ice-cold streams fight in France and Germany to the end of WWII or stinking swamps up to his armpits, and has no and victory. It describes the how, where, and chance of changing his clothes afterwards. The when of the history. This prologue tells both the result is utter exhaustion with blistered, bloody light and dark sides of the combat experience. feet, and chafed, bleeding skin. Combat impacts deeply on the life of a young Combat finds soldiers constantly seeking cover civilian-turned-soldier. It is an experience differ- and digging foxholes. Even without being hit by ent from any he will ever face . and one he will bullets or shrapnel, it means bruises, scrapes, forever remember. cuts, punctures, and sores. -
Air Power for Patton's Army
AIR POWER FOR PATTON’S ARMY The XIX Tactical Air Command in the Second World War David N. Spires Air Force History and Museums Program Washington, D. C. 2002 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Spires, David N. Air Power for Patton’s Army : the XIX Tactical Air Command in the Second World War / David N. Spires. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. World War, 1939-1945—Aerial operations, American. 2. United States. Army Air Forces. Tactical Air Command, 19th—History. 3. World War, 1939- 1945—Campaigns—Western Front. 4. Close air sup- port—History—20th century. 5. United States. Army. Army, 3rd—History. I. Title. D790 .S65 2002 940.54’4973—dc21 2002000903 In Memory of Colonel John F. “Fred” Shiner, USAF (1942–1995) Foreword This insightful work by David N. Spires holds many lessons in tacti- cal air-ground operations. Despite peacetime rivalries in the drafting of service doctrine, in World War II the immense pressures of wartime drove army and air commanders to cooperate in the effective prosecution of battlefield opera- tions. In northwest Europe during the war, the combination of the U.S. Third Army commanded by Lt. Gen. George S. Patton and the XIX Tactical Air Command led by Brig. Gen. Otto P. Weyland proved to be the most effective allied air-ground team of World War II. The great success of Patton’s drive across France, ultimately crossing the Rhine, and then racing across southern Germany, owed a great deal to Weyland’s airmen of the XIX Tactical Air Command. This deft cooperation paved the way for allied victory in Westren Europe and today remains a clas- sic example of air-ground effectiveness. -
Most Underrated General of World War II: Alexander Patch by Keith E
Most Underrated General of World War II: Alexander Patch by Keith E. Bonn This article is excerpted from an upcoming book, Extreme War, by Terrence Poulos, due to be published by the Military Book Club. The article, written by Keith E. Bonn, draws not only from primary source documents, and also secondary source works such as The Story of the Century and Sandy Patch: A Biography of Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch, by William K. Wyant. Used with permission from the author. He was the first American commander to drive the Japanese off a major island; commanded soldiers from North America, Africa, and Europe in a stunningly successful invasion of the European mainland; led the first Allied units to successfully establish themselves along the Rhine; and defeated the last German offensive in the west. Other than Lucian Truscott, he was the American to command a division, corps, and field army in combat. He was the only American general to command large forces in three distinct theaters, namely, a division and corps in the Pacific Theater; an army in the Mediterranean Theater during the invasion of southern France; and an army in the European Theater. The field army he commanded fought over the most diverse and difficult terrain in all of western Europe, yet he never lost a major unit, and accomplished every mission assigned. Eisenhower rated him as “more valuable” than several of his much more well- known peers; Barry Goldwater said that he would have given his “right arm” to have served under him. He was deeply admired by his men, and lost his only son, an infantry captain serving under his command in combat. -
Kriegsende in Ibersheim Unter Amerikanern > Stadt Worms
2.3.2020 Kriegsende in Ibersheim unter Amerikanern > Stadt Worms Kriegsende in Ibersheim unter Amerikanern Am 21. März 1945 um 12 Uhr war für das kleine beschauliche Ibersheim, mit etwas mehr als 300 Einwohnern, der Krieg zu Ende. Dies war zugleich der Anfang einer neuen Zeit mit unvergesslichen Erlebnissen in einem sonst ereignislosen Dorf. Die Wehrmacht war gegen Kriegsende wehrlos geworden Gegen Kriegsende konnte nur noch ein ungleicher Kampf festgestellt werden. Auf der einen Seite führten die Amerikaner mit einer Materialschlacht und auf der deutschen Seite kämpfte man mit Verbissenheit und opferte die allerletzten Reserven. Am Ende blieb wieder einmal verbrannte Erde zurück und weltweit Millionen von Toten durch Kampfhandlungen, Flucht, Vertreibung und Verschleppung. Wer die vom Westwall zurückweichenden deutschen Soldaten sah, konnte oft nur noch Mitleid empfinden. Bevor man die Brücke bei Gernsheim am 16. März 1945 sprengte, lächelten die die deutschen Offiziere aus ihren Militärfahrzeugen als sie durch Ibersheim fuhren. Später kamen die niederen Ränge mit Fahrrädern und zum Schluss "Fußtruppen", vereinzelte Soldaten, die nach der Brücke fragten und um ein Glas Wasser baten. Eine kleine Gruppe mit Gefangenen musste damals am Ortsende vor Tieffliegern in Deckung gehen. Es war sehr ruhig im Ort. Jeder hatte Angst, weil keiner wusste was passiert. Auch wagte keiner mit einem anderen zu reden, weil man die Partei überall vermuten musste. Es wurde vorher noch befohlen, gegen das Zeigen weißer Tücher und das Öffnen der Panzersperren energisch vorzugehen. Aber das half nicht mehr, weil am Vortag, dem 20. März, die Panzersperre quer über die Hammer Straße, an der Scheune des Staufferhofes, von Fremdarbeitern abgeräumt wurde.