INFANTRY ATTACHEMENTS
12th RCT (4 Div) – 6 Nov 44 – 10 Nov 44
2d Ranger Bn – 14 Now 44 – 19 Now 44
Fr 2d Bn (Fr 2d Military Region) – 2 Jan 45 – 16 Jan 45
Fr 6th Bn (Fr 2d Military Region) – 2 Jan 45 – 16 Jan 45
Fr 8th Bn (Fr 2d Military Region) – 2 Jan 45 – 16 Jan 45
Fr 9th Bn (Fr 2d Military Region) – 2 Jan 45 – 16 Jan 45
Fr 4th Bn (Fr 2d Military Region) – 2 Jan 45 – 16 Jan 45
Fr 4th Bn (Fr 20th Military Region) – 2 Jan 45 – 16 Jan 45
Fr 5th Bn (Fr 20th Military Region) – 2 Jan 45 – 16 Jan 45
Fr 14th Bn (Fr 20th Military Region) – 2 Jan 45 – 16 Jan 45
106th Inf Co Fr 3d Bn – 2 Jan 45 – 16 Jan 45
302d RCT (94th Div) – 8 Jan 5 – 10 Jan 45
2d Bn Dutch 13th Regt Limberg – 11 Apr 45 – 18 Apr 45
2d Co Belg 22d Fusilliers Bn – 18 Apr 45 – 22 Apr 45
4th Co Belg 22d Fusilliers Bn – 18 Apr 45 – 22 Apr 45
Fr 146th Inf Regt – 5 May 45 – 4 Jul 45
TANK DESTROYER ATTACHEMENTS
630th TD Bn – 20 Jul 44 – 30 Sept 44
803d TD Bn (SP) – 2 Aug 44 – 4 Aug 44
629th TD Bn (SP) – 16 Sept 44 – 30 Sept 44
741st TD Bn – 19 Sept 44 – 30 Sept 44
893d TD Bn (SP) (less Able Co) – 29 Oct 44 – 19 Nov 44
602d TD Bn (SP) (less) – 24 Dec 44 – 31 Dec 44
7th TD Gp (less) – 27 Dec 44 – 30 Dec 44
630th TD Bn (T) – 19 Jan 45 – 13 Mar 45
Baker Co, 612th TD Bn (SP) – 2 Mar 45 – 5 Mar 45
Able Co, 661st TD Bn (SP) – 4 Mar 45 – 16 Mar 45
Baker Co, 607th TD Bn (T) – 18 Mar 45 – 21 Mar 45
630th TD Bn (T) – 3 Apr 45 – 8 Apr 45
630th TD Bn (T) – 24 Apr 45 – 4 Jul 45
CAVALRY DETACHEMENTS
28th Rcn Tr to First Army – 7 Ar 45 – 22 Apr45
ENGINEER DETACHEMENTS
1 Plat, Baker Co, 103d Engr Cbt Bn
C Bn to 2nd Inf Div – 8 Mar 45 – 10 Mar 45
FIELD ARTILLERY DETACHEMENTS
229th FA Bn to 30th Inf Div – 5 Dec 44 – 11 Jan 45
INFANTRY DETACHEMENTS
1st Bn, 110th Inf to 29th Inf Div – 31 Jul 44 – 31 Jul 44
112th RCT to 5th Armd Div – 13 Sept 44 – 26 Sept 44
Able Co, 110th Inf to V Corps – 5 Oct 44 – 15 Oct 44
1st Bn (less Able Co) 110th Inf to 102 Cav Gp – Oct 7 44 – 18 Oct 44
2d Bn 110 Inf to 5th Armd Div – 15 Oct 44 – 26 Oct 44
1st Bn (less Able Co) 110th Inf to 1st Inf Div – 18 Oct 44 – 23 Oct 44
112th RCT to 8th Inf Div – 15 Nov 44 – 19 Nov 44
112th RCT to 106th Inf Div – 19 Dec 44 – 23 Dec 44
109th Inf to 9th Armd Div – 20 Dec 44 – 22 Dec 44
109th RCT to 10th Armd Div – 22 Dec 44 – 26 Dec 44
3d Bn 112th Inf to 82nd Abn Div – 23 Dec 44 – 25 Dec 44
2d Bn 112th Inf to 75th Inf Div – 28 Dec 44 – 4 Jan 45
112th RCT to 30th Inf Div – 5 Jan 45 – 11 Jan 45
112th Inf to 78th Inf Div – 19 Apr 45 – 25 Apr 45
28TH INFANTRY DIVISION – COMMAND POST
1943
19 Oct, Tenby (Hotel Belgrave), Pembrokeshire, England
1944
15 Apr, Chiseldon, Wiltshire, England
24 Jul, Omaha Beach, Manche, France
24 Jul, Trévières (3 mi SW), Manche, France
29 Jul, Agneau (0.5 mi W), Manche, France
31 Jul, La Denisière (0.5 mi NE), Manche, France
2 Aug, La Tilandière (0.25 mi NW), Manche, France
3 Aug, Margueray (0.5 mi NE), Manche, France
4 Aug, Courson (1.5 mi NE), Calvados, France
6 Aug, St-Sever, (3 mi SE), Calvados, France
10 Aug, Champ du Boult (1 mi E), Calvados, France
12 Aug, Gathemo (1 mi N), Manche, France
14 Aug, Sourdeval (1.5 mi S) } Manche, France
15 Aug, Ger (1 mi SE), Manche, France
21 Aug, Barre (0.25 mi NW), Manche, France
22 Aug, Beauche, Eure-et-Loire, France
23 Aug, Damville, Eure, France
24 Aug, Quittebeuf, Eure, France
27 Aug, Houdan, Seine-et-Oise, France
28 Aug, Versailles, Seine-et-Oise, France
29 Aug, Paris, Seine, France
29 Aug, St-Denis, Seine, France
30 Aug, Chatenay-en-France, Seine-et-Oise, France
31 Aug, Raray, (1 mi W), Oise, France
3 Sept, Marest, Oise, France
4 Sept, Nizy-le-Compte, Aisne, France
5 Sept, Wagnon (1 mi SW), Ardennes, France
6 Sept, Boulzicourt (1 mi E), Ardennes, France
7 Sept, Douzy (1 mi E), Ardennes, France
8 Sept, Florenville, Province de Luxembourg, Belgium
10 Sept, Habay La Neuve (3 mi NE), Province de Luxembourg, Belgium
11 Sept, Trois-Vièrges (2 mi NE), Luxembourg
4 Oct, Elsenborn (1 mi NW), Province de Liège, Belgium
25 Oct, Rott, Rhineland, Germany
19 Nov, Wiltz, Luxembourg
19 Dec, Sibret, Province de Liège, Belgium
21 Dec, Vaux Les Rosières, Province de Luxembourg, Belgium
22 Dec, Neufchâteau, Province de Luxembourg, Belgium
1945
2 Jan, Charleville, Ardennes, France
17 Jan, Ste-Marie-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin, France
1 Feb, Kayserberg, Haut-Rhin, France
4 Feb, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France
8 Feb, Rouffach, Haut-Rhin, France
14 Feb, Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
19 Feb, Sprimont, Province de Liège, Belgium
21 Feb, Wahlerscheid, Rhineland, Germany
8 Mar, Mulheim, Rhineland, Germany
17 Mar, Niedermendig, Rhineland, Germany
29 Mar, Frickhofen, Nassau, Germany
10 Apr, Herzogenrath, Rhineland, Germany
23 Apr, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland, Germany
28th Infantry Division Combat Narrative
The Division landed in Normandy France on July 22, 1944, and entered the hedgerow struggle north and west of St Lô. Advancing slowly against determined German defenders, it took Percy on August 1, 1944, and overran Gathemo with 2-AD assistance on August 10. The division drove rapidly southward but its commander was killed on August 12. The division went into reserve except for the 109-IR which pushed toward the Forêt de Mortain. The division assembled in the Mortagne area and was moved up to clear Verneuil on August 22. It then followed in the wake of the 2-AD and paraded through Paris on August 29 on its way to assigned attack positions northeast of the French capital. The division crossed the Oise River at Pont Ste Maxence in the Chantilly-Compiègne area on August 31. It continued across France and passed through Belgium east of Sedan, and crossed into Germany from Luxembourg near Binsfeld on September 28, capturing the Our River bridge intact.
The 110-IR began hammering the West Wall west of Grosskampenberg on September 12, and both the 109-IR and the 110-IR breached it after overcoming heavy opposition two days later. The 110-IR assisted by engineers, seized key Hill 553 near Kresfeld on September 15. The 109-IR battled several days for Roscheid and the 110-IR seized Losenseifen Hill on September 16, but German resistance then ground the advance to a halt. The 112-IR with the 5-AD defeated strong German counterattacks against the Wallendorf Bridgehead on September 19. The division then moved north to Elsenborn on October 1 and returned to renew its attack on the West Wall on October 8, also detaching a battalion of the 110-IR on October 18 to fight at Aachen. On October 25, the division relieved the 9-ID and attacked Schmidt on November 2 after heavy artillery preparation. The division pushed into the Huertgen Forest and over the next few days, heavy fighting caused Vossenack and Schmidt to change hands several times. The division had to pull out the 112-IR on November 14 and on November 17 withdrew the 110-IR. The 8-ID relieved it on November 19 in the Vossenack-Schmidt sector, and the division moved to the Our River in Luxembourg to hold a 25-mile front and rest.
The German Ardennes Counteroffensive hit the division all along its front on December 16. The division was pushed out of Wiltz on December 19, and disorganized division elements were forced in many instances to infiltrate back to friendly lines. The remnants of the 110-IR blocked the Neufchâteau-Bastogne Highway on December 20 but this gave way under German assault on December 22. The 112-IR abandoned St Vith on December 23. The 17th A/B relieved the division in the Neufchâteau area on January 1, 1945, and the division then moved to defensive positions from Givet to Verdun along the Meuse River.
It relieved the 3-ID on February 18 and took command of the sector from the Sigolsheim to Le Valtin in preparation for offensive action against the Colmar Pocket. On February 1 it attacked and reached Colmar the day following, but tanks of the 5-AD swept past it to enter the city first. After mopping up Colmar which was completed on February 3. The division joined French armor blocking the Vosges in the region southwest of Colmar along the Ill River and the Fecht River. The division passed through the French 12-AD and crossed the Rhine-Rhone Canal on February 6, and relieved the 2-ID in line on February 20. It seized Schleiden on March 4 and began its push toward the Ahr River on March 6 as the 110-IR reached Zingsheim and the 112-IR reached Goldbach on the first day of the offensive. It reached the Ahr at Blankenheim on March 7 and assembled in the Nieder Mendig sector for rehabilitation and the holding of defensive positions along the Rhine. On April 13 it assumed occupation duty at Jelich, and on April 24 relieved the 36-ID at the Regierungsbezirk Saarland. It then took over responsibility for the military government of Saarland and Hessen west of the Rhine as well as Pfalz. The division was in this mode when hostilities were declared ended on May 7, 1945.
