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5th Armored Division – August 1944 (France) (AAR)
Document Source: After Action Report, 5th Armored Division, August 1944, Operations in France.
On August 1, 1944, units of the 5th Armored Division were commanded...
S-Mine 35 (Schrapnellmine 35) – Bouncing Betty
Document Source: Doc Snafu - EUCMH Archives
S-Mine 35 (Schrapnellmine 35) - Bouncing Betty
The German S-Mine: A Technical and Tactical Analysis
Introduction
During World War II, German...
The Battle After the War: A Message to Those Still Fighting
I’m writing this not as a doctor, not as a historian, but as someone who understands what it means to carry pain quietly, for...
18th Cavalry Recon Squadron – Defenses in the Battle of the Bulge
Document Sources: One of my readers uploaded the file for the first part of this archive to the EUCMH web server a couple of...
Panzer Brigade 107 – Holland – Sept & Oct 1944
Document source: Engagements of Panzer Brigade 107, September and October 1944, by Generalleutnant Friedrich Sixt, (English translation provided by C. Awender), Historical Division, Foreign...
Troop C (32-CRS) Grandmenil-Manay (Belgium) (December 1944)
Document source: Action at Grandmenil - Manhay, C Troop - 32nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, December 28, December 30, 1944. (B Troop, 32nd Cavalry Reconnaissance...
106th Infantry Division (423-IR) Schoenberg (December 16/19)
Document Source: Operations of the 423d Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division, in the vicinity of Schoenberg, Belgium, December 16-19 1944. (Ardennes Alsace Campaign) (Battle...
Okinawa (OR Report) – (June 1945) – 96th Infantry Division
Pusuit of Retreating Enemy
After the division had secured all of its objectives and reduced all organized enemy resistance in its assigned zone of action,...
Beacon Transmitter-Receiver AN-PPN-1A (Normandy)
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Document Source: United States War Department, Technical Manual, TM-11-1140A Confidential, Beacon Transmitter-Receiver AN-PPN-1A, War Department, May 16, 1944.
INTRODUCTION
The Beacon...
Battle of Okinawa – (Report) – (May 1945) – 96th Infantry Division
Assault of the Conical-Oboe Hill Area - May 1 to May 31
From Fighting to Training - May 1-9, 1945
The names of the Kakazu Ridge,...