Detachments cont’
Tr B, 94th Cav Rcn Sq 36th Div 31 Jan 45-8 Feb 45
Co B, 125th Armd Engr Bn 36th Div 31 Jan 45-18 Feb 45
Co A, 47th Tk Bn 101st Abn Div 6 Feb 45-14 Feb 45
1st Plat, Co D, 47th Tk Bn 101st Abn Div 6 Feb 45-14 Feb 45
2d Plat, Co D, 47th Tk Bn 101st Abn Div 14 Feb 45-21 Feb 45
Co B, 47th Tk Bn 101st Abn Div 14 Feb 45-25 Feb 45
48th Tk Bn (- Cos B & D) 103d Div 4 Mar 45-12 Mar 45
Cos B & D, 48th Tk Bn 42d Div 4 Mar 45-12 Mar 45
48th Tk Bn (- Co D) 42d Div 12 Mar 45-26 Mar 45
CCB 3d Div 9 Apr 45-10 Apr 45
47th Tk Bn 3d Div 9 Apr 45-10 Apr 45
19th Armd Inf Bn 3d Div 9 Apr 45-10 Apr 45
499th Armd FA Bn 3d Div 9 Apr 45-10 Apr 45
Tr B, 94th Cav Rcn Sq 3d Div 9 Apr 45-10 Apr 45
Co B, 125th Armd Engr Bn 3d Div 9 Apr 45-10 Apr 45
Cavalry
94th Cav Rcn Sq 79th Div 1 Dec 44-11 Dec 44
Tr A, 94th Cav Rcn Sq 35th AAA Brig 22 Jan 45-10 Mar 45
Tr D, 94th Cav Rcn Sq 35th AAA Brig 10 Mar 45-17 Mar 45
Field Artillery
Btry C, 500th Armd FA Bn 79th Div 6 Dec 44-8 Dec 44
501st Armd FA Bn 10 Jan 45-13 Jan 45
Infantry
19th Armd Inf Bn 79th Div 6 Dec 44-8 Dec 44
19th Armd Inf Bn 45th Div 4 Jan 45-10 Jan 45
14-AD – Command Posts
29 Oct 44, La Malle, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
17 Nov 44, Portieux La Verrerie, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
1 Dec 44, Hochfelden, Bas-Rhin, France
13 Dec 44, Surbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
16 Dec 44, Leiterswiller, Bas-Rhin, France
31 Dec 44, Bouxwiller, Bas-Rhin, France
11 Jan 45, Morsbronn-les-Bains, Bas-Rhin, France
14 Jan 45, Surbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
19 Jan 45, Hoelschloch, Bas-Rhin, France
22 Jan 45, Dettwiller, Bas-Rhin, France
18 Mar 45, Niederbetschdorf, Bas-Rhin, France
20 Mar 45, Oberseebach, Bas-Rhin, France
24 Mar 45, Schweighofen, Rhineland, Germany
1 Apr 45, Rheinheim, Hessen, Germany
2 Apr 45, Hofstetten, Bavaria, Germany
3 Apr 45, Partenstein, Bavaria, Germany
6 Apr 45, Langenprozelten, Bavaria, Germany
7 Apr 45, Hammelburg (Military Camp), Bavaria, Germany (TF Baum)
9 Apr 45, Unsleben, Bavaria, Germany
11 Apr 45, Romhild, Bavaria, Germany
13 Apr 45, Lichtenfels, Bavaria, Germany
14 Apr 45, Hollfeld, Bavaria, Germany
16 Apr 45, Gossweinstein, Bavaria, Germany
18 Apr 45, Altdorf, Bavaria, Germany
23 Apr 45, Hilpolstein, Bavaria, Germany
25 Apr 45, Euerwang, Bavaria, Germany
26 Apr 45, Hagenhill, Bavaria, Germany
28 Apr 45, Manching, Bavaria, Germany
29 Apr 45, Gamelsdorf, Bavaria, Germany
30 Apr 45, Moosburg, Bavaria, Germany
1 May 45, Nieder-Straubing, Bavaria, Germany
3 May 45, Velden, Bavaria, Germany
Narrative
The 14th Armored Division landed at Marseille (France) on October 30, 1944, and sent elements to guard the Franco-Italian Border on November 14, 1944. The division moved north to Rambervillers (France) on November 20 and the next day, CCA attacked toward Schirmeck to cut German escape routes, contacting the 3rd Infantry Division in that vicinity on November 25. CCA then advanced through Obernai toward Barr on November 27 to block the exits from the Vosges Mountains and battled through Erstein to capture Barr after heavy combat on November 29. The next day, CCA cleared Saint-Pierre and the division then entered the Alsatian Plain.
The division attacked across the Lauter River on December 12 and the next day CCA took Soultz-sous-Forêts. CCA captured Riedseltz on December 15 as CCB seized both Salmbach and Schlerthal. It was then assigned defensive positions running south of Bitche (France) near Neuhoffen and was hit by a strong German attack on January 1, 1945, which forced the division to withdraw. The division attacked from Kuhlendorf to break through to relieve the 79th Infantry Division in Rittershoffen on January 11, but CCA was halted in its first attempt. CCA cleared part of Rittershoffen the next day and on January 13 the division took command of the Hatten-Rittershoffen sector where fierce fighting continued unabated. CCR lost ground at Hatten on January 16.
CCB cleared Schweighausen and part of the Bois de Ohlungen by January 25. It then made a diversionary attack on February 1 east of Oberhoffen and withdrew, and the next day fought into Oberhoffen where it battled past February 4. The division then assumed a defensive posture and rehabilitated.
The division attacked across the Rothbach and Moder Rivers on March 15 and moved forward to exploit breakthroughs. It crossed the Lauter River northeast of Schleithal on March 19, and CCA attacked in the Wissembourg Gap the next day and reached the West Wall. It battled through strong opposition and fought the Battle for Steinfeld on March 20/22 with CCA and CCR. CCB captured Germersheim on the Rhine River on March 23 as CCA seized Schaidt. The division crossed the Rhine near Worms on April 1 and attacked the next day through the lines of the 45th Infantry Division toward Neustadt and Ostheim against diminishing resistance. CCB took Lohr from the retreating German forces on April 3 and captured Gemuenden on April 5. In a rapid drive to Neustadt, CCA took the town on April 7, and then the division assembled. CCA and CCB assembled near Berg on April 17 as CCR maintained its positions along the Creussen-Buchau line until relieved by the 71st Infantry Division.
The division attacked on April 24 and reached the Altmuhl River at Beilngries and Gungolding and proceeded with bridging under heavy German fire. The division crossed on April 26 and reached the Danube River the same day with CCA at Menning, CCB at Neustadt, and CCR at Mailing. It crossed the Danube River on April 28 and CCA advanced rapidly to reach the Isar River at Moosburg the following day. The division then crossed the Isar River at Moosburg on Aril 30 and fought into Landshut. CCB reached the Inn River near Aschau and took the bridge there intact on May 2, 1945. The division was then utilized to process prisoners as hostilities were declared ended on 7 May 45.
