There are numerous entries for each day's events showing the time of occurrence for each. There isn't much that I can send, except the same love that I have had ever since I've known you. Move out! Time after time they only gained an advantage for a few hours before being completely cut up themselves, accumulating losses they could not afford. 83rd Infantry, 329th Reenactment Group, Reading, PA Frank Monan, A Company, 331st Infantry It was reformed in March 1944 as part of the 24th Welle (wave) from Schatten-Division Wahn. Special orders contain promotions on company levels. March 27, 1805, the designation of this, the 6th Regiment of Infantry, was changed to 2d Regiment of Artillery in New York city. Many of them are buried in U. S. Military Cemeteries, and can be found by searching the "God we lost a lot of men. Gilles Billion, an 83rd Division Re-enactor, has provided photos for many of these monuments. guns destroyed much of the enemy artillery and machine gun emplacements and forced them to surrender. *83rd Infantry Division * Normandy * Brittany * Ardennes * Rhineland * Central Europe * 83rd Infantry Division * Rolland Joseph Gustave Despres is the man that started this project, and to tell his story I must also tell the the story of the 83rd infantry division. S/Sgt Joseph Arnaldo, 331st Infantry On the 7th, the 329th took the city of Echternach on the Sauer River. Corporal Oldham of the 83rd Infantry Division of the US Army in Cancale France during World War II August 1944, Presenting the 83rd Infantry Division nicknamed the "Ragtag Circus". Note the discarded rolls of film and pictures scattered in the snow that were likely taken from them in a routine search, 9 January 1945. S/Sgt Joseph Arnaldo at the Battle of the Bulge. Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 335th Infantry and assigned to the . By the end of September, the division had moved into Luxembourg. It shows my fathers company, F, and we are approaching the day he was seriously wounded and shipped the the States. The 83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt"[1]) was a formation of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. Missing In Action Melvin V. Park, K Company, 329th Infantry, 83rd Division, Liberation of Langenstein Concentration Camp by 83rd Division, Everett W. Singleton, Sr., G Company, 331st Infantry, 83rd Infantry, 329th Reenactment Group, Reading, PA, Indiana Military Organization (Camp Atterbury) Website, AWON (American World War II Orphans Network). After a period of training, elements of the division took Chteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine, 5 August, and Dinard, 15 August, and approached the heavily fortified area protecting St. Malo. [13] The division even seized and flew a German Bf 109. You can learn more about Sgt. On April 11, 1945, the 83rd encountered Langenstein, a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. They've seen the tree bursts in the Hurtgen, They continued the mission, and took Remich on 28 September. got badly handled on 04 July. If you are having trouble orienting yourself, le Port is toward the lower rightcorner, Sainteny to the left about 1/3 of the way down from the top, Culot is at the top, left, mostly off the map and Hottot toward the top about 2/3 of the way from the left. Most of the time they were in the center of the front line, and often out in front leading the way. The shoulder sleeve insignia of the 83rd Division insignia consists of a letters in gold spelling out the word "O-H-I-O" on a black isosceles triangular background. L Company, 330th Infantry Regiment: Colonel Ernest L. McLendon, relieved of command on July 9, 1944, replaced by Brigadier General Claude B. Ferenbaugh, replaced by Colonel Robert T. Foster on July 13, 1944. For the first time in more than a month, they faced heavy artillery fire. Check out this awesome '83rd+Infantry+Division+-+Thunderbolt' design on @TeePublic! The next day the rest of the 329th entered the line, smashed through almost a mile to capture Coulot, and eased the pressure against the left of the line where the 330th had repelled repeated enemy counterattacks. The 83rd was held in reserve until after D-Day, and entered France on 21 through 24 June. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. 2nd Platoon: 2nd Lieutenant Donald L. Richardson, killed on July 4, 1944 331st Regiment, 83rd Division Colonel James D. Shonak Commander 331st Anti-Tank Company Boyle, Paul (C) KIA Catrambone, Michael Hq. 08 July 1944 83 ID Approaching Sainteny. SirJames 139 Sergeant Major Newspapers.com. At the end, the 83rd Division, born in war, was disbanded and all its men reassigned to other units. In addition, the "Thunderbolt" division recovered the camp's documents for use by war crimes investigators. This photo was taken in February 1945, and the war in Europe ended three months later. Photo from "We Saw It Through," 331st Infantry Regiment Welcome to the 331st Infantry Regiment documents section On this page documents related to the 331st Infantry Regiment can be downloaded in the PDF format. B. Lyon Company, 1912. -- We launched 24,507 anti-tank
The call to victory beckons. Subscribe to 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division Footer menu. They destroyed 480 enemy tanks, 61 enemy planes, 29 enemy supply trains, and 966 enemy artillery pieces. The 83rd Infantry Division, commanded by Major General Robert C. Macon, arrived in England on 16 April 1944 with its first divisional headquarters at Keele Hall in Staffordshire. We are constantly adding new Army Corps patches, Army Regiment Patches, Army Unit Patches, Calvary Patches, and Army Infantry Division Patches to this section. ",Pvt,C,New York,no date . We honor them in loving memory. On 16 August my father was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for displaying exemplary conduct in action against the enemy in France. man); Pfc. 2/329 : Lieutenant Colonel Claude L. Bowen, Jr. Mobley is almost certainly the same person that Sarge walked out of Gey, Germany with in December 1944. There were no welcoming home parades for the Thunderbolt Division, but the GIs of the 83rd would carry its memory home with them. G Company D-Day and Battle of Normandy Encyclopedia, Commander: Major General Robert C. Macon After taking the towns of Wallenstein, Bech and Kleinmacher, they captured Schengen. Although it was not the same as being at home, the people of Luxembourg opened their homes to the GIs. 332nd Infantry Regiment ; 369th Experience ; Americans All! They pushed the Germans back through savage counterattacks and finally held the west bank of the Roer River just south of Duren five days after the initial attack from the Hurtgen Forest. It was initially formed from the garrison infantry regiments of Fortress Posen (Festung Posen). The sound of all those bombs exploding at the same time was the most terrible sound that he had ever heard. searching out the foe. All I hope is that he puts these Germans in their place, when this is over. F Company: Captain Richard E. Randal, wounded on July 4, 1944 In one of your letters you wanted to know how things were over here. Unit: 83rd Infantry Division, 331st Infantry Regiment, Company C; Service Number: 35519259; Date of Birth: October 2, 1918; Entered the Military: October 28, 1942; Date of Death: July 26, 1944; . They fought for each other and died for each other and, as the 331st Infantry motto said, they did "See It Through." On The Home Front: Life was not easy on the home front, but my mom more than managed--she carried on, and made a new life for us while enduring what many would consider unbearable sorrow. The 83d Infantry Division arrived in England on 16 April 1944. Tanks, tank destroyers and armored infantry aided the attack. Another photo taken at Camp Breckenridge, showing M Company/331st, can be seen by clicking here. July 14, 1944: Hotat It started with small spotter aircraft that marked the targets with flares. --confirming John's recollection. Chapter Twenty-Six of the author's The Great Boer War, which Smith, Elder, & Co. published in 1900.This web version is based on the Internet Archive version digitized from an unidentified library in 2010 with funding from the Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation.. William T. Oliver; unidentified GI. These eyes have seen the bloody hedgerows in the rain. At war's end, the "Thunderbolt" division had established a bridgehead on the Elbe River. *The quote near the top of this page is from a letter written by Pfc. From my reading on the German side, that is what the Germans would look for, and then send a counter attack in through the gap. My father, Thomas Dickson Curry, was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Division. Overall, the division had 170.2 percent replacements. Albany: J. Infantrymen of the 83rd Infantry Division warm themselves around a fire near Fays, Belgium, on January 3, 1945. Still on 12 July, I assume end of day, we have a regimental plan for outposts on the 83rdsside of the Taute River and marsh. It shows a bit of all three 83rd ID regiments. The DPAA said that in December 1944, Bernard Sweeney was assigned to Company 1, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. Since there are no map overlays for 4 July, that Ive seen anyway, I would just take advantage of this map to point out that is the location of the Island where the 2 Bn, 329 IR, got very roughly handledon 4 July. Even so, his ETO Enlisted Man's Identification Card lists his weight at 139 pounds. Most, if not all of them, To slow the spread of sickness and death, the 83rd Division ordered the local German mayor to supply the camp with food and water. D Company The headquarters was organized on 27 September 1921. In late December 1944, the 83rd took part in the Allied effort to stop the German offensive in the Battle of the Bulge. Task Force A (15th Cav Gp), from August 3rd to 5th, 1944, Infantry German guns in the Siegfried Line east of the Moselle poured salvos into the lines, resulting in 30 casualties, the heaviest losses in over a month. Legal Notice | Privacy Policy, Mather House, Room 308 I Company They include information regarding geographic location and troop movement, weather, and combat activity. These documents are provided for by Dave Curry, historian of the 83rd Infantry Division Association. Larry was able to identify most of the GIs in this photo. Organized 26 August 1917 at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky. This list was compiled by Kevin Harris from the history of the 331st, "We Saw It Through." I guess the people must be used to voting for F.D.R. Promotion of Leinbach to the 83rd Field Artillery October 10, 1920. He fits the description that Sarge gives of the medic, and he is also from Alabama--as Sarge recalled. George Terhanko never wanted to be First Sergeant of F Company. Soldiers of the 83rd Infantry Division of the U.S. move on the street in the French town of Saint-Malo (Saint Malo). After liberation, the death rate continued at approximately 2550 people per day, due to the severe physical debilitation of the prisoners. What I think Ill do is go ahead from here and prepare and put up the overlays I have and then go back and figure outhow to best incorporate the information from the reports. was in all five ETO campaigns, (Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes . before leaving for the ETO
Dec 24, 2018 - 331 Infantry Regiment 83rd Infantry Division. The GIs of the 83rd Division were awarded one Medal of Honor, one Distinguished Service Medal, five Legions of Merit, 798 Silver Stars, 34 Soldier's Medals, 7,776 Bronze Star Medals, 4,747 Purple Hearts, 271 Medical Badges, 20 Meritorious Service Unit Plaques, and 106 Air Medals. From one point of high ground to another, with the support of tanks, artillery, and engineers, they moved forward through enemy anti-personnel mine fields in rain, ankle-deep mud, and snow. Pfc. The inmates were malnourished and in extremely poor physical condition. Oliver returned home, he brought with him a remarkable collection of F Company photos. You notice the German line bent back at a 90 angle (left-middle)? His body was not recovered. Operation COBRA began the morning of 25 July. My dad's story ends here, but the 83rd's does not. In December 1944, Sweeney was assigned to Company I, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. Actually 12,000 defended the walled city, and they vowed to "fight to the last stone." His great uncle, Pfc. 83rd (US) Infantry Division Battle order - June-August 1944 - Battle of Normandy Headquarters Commander: Major General Robert C. Macon Deputy commander: Brigadier General Claude B. Ferenbaugh Chief of Staff: Colonel Samuel V. Krauthoff Combat units 329th Infantry Regiment: Colonel Edwin B. Crabill - 1/329 : Major George A. Wishart A Company They moved by truck to the Hurtgen Forest west of Aachen to relieve the 12th Infantry. J Company To date, 36 divisions, including the 83rd Infantry Division, have been recognized as liberating units. This is the Facebook outlet of 83rdinfdivdocs.org and the people behind the research and data. Shonak
The post-war operations reports contains information on the activities of the unit such as movements, tasks and training. This single overlay for 14 July shows the 330IR pulled back but in a defensive set up to the north-east of Sainteny; very much in line with what we saw with the last two overlays for 13 July. K Company Grave ,Name,Rank,Co,Unit/Branch,D.O.D.,Removed ,Location,Civil War Soldier,1867 Dedication List,"Roll of Honor, 1868" 301,"A., Ira J. I Company C Co, 87th Chemical Battalion, from 5th to 16th July 1944 K Company A Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from August 1st to 16th, 1944 Intense fighting during the Battle of Saint-Malo reduced enemy strong points and a combined attack against the Citadel Fortress of St. Servan caused its surrender, 17 August. My worst nightmares are still in those rows.". Yet as you wander down these quiet paths On 26 July, the 83rd entered the pursuit, and in heavy combat crossed the Taute River the next day. Then there are those who are quitting their jobs and going to better-paying ones. [4] After training in Wales, the division, taking part in the Allied invasion of Normandy, landed at Omaha Beach, 18 June 1944, and entered the hedgerow struggle south of Carentan, 27 June. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW The two squads were ambushed and pinned down on the ground. 20 January 1945, with an M-10 Wolverine tank destroyer of Co. C, 629th Tank Destroyer Battalion, in the frame, track commander SGT Jimmy Richardson talks to his driver, PVT Joe Honig, while Joes of the 83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt")'s 331st Inf. 121st CT (8th Div),from August 6th to 15th, 1944 Mobley was the same medic that Robert Parsons (Sarge) describes in his book "Remembrances." 44106, 10900 Euclid Ave. From Atterbury to the Elbe "TDC, November 19"I just got my ballot the other day, so threw it away. It was taken at Camp Breckenridge, KY, after the Tennessee maneuvers. Samuel J. Bifano--B Battery, 324th Field Artillery Sharp 324th Field Artillery Battalion (155 Howitzer), Anti-aircraft artillery American Battle Monuments Commission search engine at http://www.abmc.gov/search/wwii.php. The division moved back to Belgium and the Netherlands for rehabilitation and training, 22 January 1945. My worst nightmares are still in those rows.". The 329th IR is shown being just about 1000 m south of where its 2 Bn. These are his wartime memoirs, which he started working on when he retired in his sixties and was still . They arrived in Liverpool, England on 15 June, and entrained . Notice thatthe 22nd IR, 4th ID is a good 1000 yards out in front of the 83rd ID. 83rd Infantry Division Situation 12:00 12 July 1944 less the 330th Infantry Regiment. The process had reduced two more divisions, the 4th and 8th, to tatters. The TTF was the 331st Infantry regimental newspaper. Supplies could only trickle through as the Germans continuously pounded the town's approaches with artillery fire. P.E. W. L. Arnold--AT Company, 329th Infantry Regiment, Pvt. First overlay for 12 July has more to do with the 331st Infantry Regiment; Imthinkingit was in with the papers for the 330th Infantry Regiment because it also locates the 331st, I Company. Supporting tanks were knocked out on both sides of the town by mines in the streets, bazookas, and artillery fire. Several months later, it crossed the Rhine and subsequently captured the German city of Halle on April 6, 1945. When, where and if they saw action in WWI. Great Discounts & More! On June 18, 1944, less than two weeks after the Allied D-Dayinvasion of western Europe, the "Thunderbolt" division landed on Omaha Beach and began advancing into France. have been accounted for in the years since the end of World War II. The roads were strewn with German tanks, trucks and staff cars, and often with dead Germans. Because of its turbulent past as a privateer stronghold, the town was protected by stone walls. Clarence W. Brown to my mother. Im not sure what the Germans hoped to accomplish doing this though. B Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from August 13th to 16th, 1944, April 19, 1944: Newcastle-under-Lyme, England Troupes de la 83rd Division traquant les derniers snipers allemands dans les rues de Saint-Malo. Go to top.. Its commanders were Maj. Gen. Edwin F. Glenn (25 August 1917), Brig. The odds were that if you were on the front line, you probably wouldn't make it home in one piece, if at all. The chances that the six-foot tall, slim medic from Alabama, known as "Mob" or "Moe," was someone other than Charles P. Mobley are almost too remote to consider. George Waple is 6th
Home | 83rd Thunderbolt Division Family Bringing together veterans, relatives and friends from all over the world Research Helping you learn more about your veteran Family Bringing together veterans, relatives and friends from all over the world Research Helping you learn more about your veteran Legacy Remembering those who served Family The patches we carry are of the highest quality. John Helms said that my dad was taken out by an 88-mm artillery shell. 1 platoon from 513th Engr Light Pon Co, from August 6th to 15th, 1944 See It Through! Infanterie-Division) was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was activated in September 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. He was moved to the front lines, 2 and 3/4 miles south of the town of Sainteny, along with 45 other GIs from the 41st Replacement Battalion that was stationed at Treviers, south of Omaha Beach. British infantry the 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment aboard Sherman tanks near Argentan, 21 August 1944. B Company Normandy Armed Forces Ww2 World War Combat Army Army 83rd Infantry Division - WWII In Europe Unsung Hero Photojournalism Vintage Pictures Us Army World War Two Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Donated by Greg Chipps, son of Sgt. Even the paint on their helmets looked as if they had just been unpacked." Fighting there and on nearby terrain was extremely. I see a time-based spread sheet being necessary. The men of the 83rd finally had some breathing space, and they began to forget about the formidable Siegfried Line waiting for them across the Moselle. 12 July 1944, 10:00; 330 IR , I Co; 331 IR, A Co, B Co, C Co. B Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from July 19th to 29th, 1944 Gen. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 83rd Infantry Division Artillery, 83rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), Headquarters, Special Troops, 83rd Infantry Division, Headquarters Company, 83rd Infantry Division, 453rd Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion Detachment, 25 June 1944: Third Army, but attached to the VIII Corps of, 10 September 1944: Ninth Army, 12th Army Group, 21 September 1944: Third Army, 12th Army Group, 11 October 1944: VIII Corps, Ninth Army, 12th Army Group, 22 October 1944: VIII Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group, 8 November 1944: Third Army, 12th Army Group, 11 November 1944: VIII Corps, First Army, 12th Army Group, 20 December 1944: Attached, with the entire First Army, to the, 26 December 1944: VII Corps, First Army (attached to British 21st Army Group), 12th Army Group, 16 February 1945: XIX Corps, Ninth Army, 12th Army Group, This page was last edited on 19 September 2022, at 17:37. It is beginning to look as if they really want to get totally destroyed, and if that's what they want, they are going to get it."TDC. Do you have 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 83RD INFANTRY DIVISION Reunion information you'd like to share. Composed almost entirely of Clevelanders ages 21-31 who had been drafted into the army, the regiment included companies A, B, C, D, H, and L and a supply company. He was called to active duty on 26 October 1943, and was sent to the active duty reception center in New Cumberland, Pa. From there he went to Camp Blanding in Starke, Florida where he underwent basic training. B Company In addition, the 83rd Division recovered documents for use by war crimes investigators. 323rd Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) [7][8][9] A Co, 87th Chemical Battalion, from July 5th to 16th, 1944 H Company There was fear that this was too close for heavy bombing and, in fact, many GIs were killed that day by short bombing runs. That would soon change. But also, the 1st Bn, 330th regiment companies were much further to the south-east just the day before. In April 1944, the men of the 331 st Regiment boarded a troop ship bound for England. Then the heavies came in low, a hundred at a time. His letter is the incredible story of a GI's journey through the war. 3/329 : Lieutenant Colonel Quincy A. Sanders Most Luxembourgers spoke several languages, and many spoke some English. The photo below is the original Company F before they shipped out. It expresses a basic truth that was obvious to every GI on the front lines in Europe, but evades most of us until we realize the brutal conditions that they were forced to endure. We believe that Pfc. Taking Remich on the 28th and patrolling defensively along the Moselle, the 83d resisted counterattacks and advanced to the Siegfried Line defenses across the Sauer after capturing Grevenmacher and Echternach, 7 October. ", December 6"Tell people not to mention 'good luck.' 400thFA Battalion, from July 31st, 1944 to August 2nd, 1944 Infanterie-Division) was a formation of the Imperial German Army in World War I. Ive decided I will come back to incorporating geographic data points later. The 83rd Infantry Division was recognized as a liberating unit by the US Army's Center of Military History and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993. H Company Chest." Pfc. I sure wouldn't want to live the way they do. 774th Tank Battalion, from August 28 to December 24th, 1944 2/331: Lieutenant Colonel James F. Faber, killed on 10 July 1944 at Sainteny. The following soldiers were reported as missing in action. Although he was a young man, my father was ancient by Army standards. Company B, 231st Infantry Training Battalion. Bruce L. Leininger - Mapping the Overlays, 2015, 12 July 330 Infantry Regiment Outpost Plan, 12 July, 12:00: 83rd Infantry Division Situation. Social Media. 29th Infantry Division: June 6: Omaha: We will see once we get to the various reports. Later groups of enlisted men assigned to the division to replace men transferred to other units came from Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. C Co, 709th Tk Bn, from August 12th to 16th, 1944, Tank Destroyer units August 25, 1944: Chteaubriant. C Co, 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion, from August 1st to 16th, 1944 After training in Wales, the division landed at Omaha Beach. F Company This overlay obviously has more to do with the 331st IR than the 330th IR. In 2014 George P. Landow created this Victorian Web version, editing the text from the slightly rough Internet Archive . Smith; S/Sgt. "TDC, October 29"We had quite a little treat the other day--the first real hot bath I've had since I left England (quite a topic for correspondence.)"TDC. L Company, 331st Infantry Regiment: Colonel Martin D. Barndollar Jr., killed on 4 July 1944 near Mautis, replaced by Lieutenant Colonel William E. Long, replaced on 7 July 1944 by Colonel John C. Whitcomb, replaced on 9 July 1944 by Colonel James D. Bender, replaced on 11 July 1944 by Colonel Robert T. Foster, replaced on 13 July 1944 by Colonel Robert H. York. 335th Regiment Lineage. The 330th took Strass and the 331st took Gey, one of the most strategic points in the network of German defenses protecting the vital approaches to Duren. In its one year of existence, the camp's population greatly expanded from 214 prisoners in April 1944 to about 5,400 in March 1945. First a nudge, then a sign-- C Co, 709th Tank Battalion, from August 12th to 16th, 1944 they swarm around you, crouching low. The December 8, 1944 Headquarters Company, 330th Infantry Regiment morning report listed the men from Communications Platoon who were killed during the previous day's incident, adopted below with Military Occupational Specialty (M.O.S.) The 83rd Division established a bridgehead over the river. From Normandy To the Bulge. We still have a lot to be thankful for; some of the things that happen over here don't seem possibleThe mail situation is bad again, probably due to the Christmas rush. The 330th Infantry Across Europe The wounded and defenseless GIs were then shot and killed, one by one. It was deployed to France in 1918. Leon Collins; S/Sgt. Infantry Regiment 83 provided some support to the south. They Served With Honor; A World War II Family Website 908th Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer) GitHub export from English Wikipedia. The distinctive unit insignia was approved for the 322nd Field Artillery Battalion on January 14, 1926. Everett W. Singleton, Sr., G Company, 331st Infantry L Company, 83rd Artillery Division 106th Cav Rcn Sq, from July 16th to 28th, 1944 Actually, theres lot on this overlay not making sense to me right now. He served in active combat from the landing at Normandy until a mortar took him out in Petite Langlir, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. These reports are courtesy of Myra Miller, PhD, of Footsteps Researchers. Store windows were full of photos of the 5th Armored Regiment which had liberated the city just nine days before. The Drive To the Elbe This, combined with coming of age during the great depression, taught him how to make do with what was at hand. Regiment, which was published shortly after the end of the war. The people still seemed surprised at the sight of American soldiers in their city. Across the marsh (and the river Taute) were two causeways; one from Le Moulin to La Varde, and one from Le Port to Tribehou. Nicknames: Thunderbolt Division, The Rag-Tag-Circus and the Ohio Division. Click here to see the trail of the 83rd. The journey took them through the thick forests of the highland country east of Verdun. Joe [Ordanez] Ordonez, Texas, Pvt 331 Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division dies 8 Aug 1944, Soldiers of the 331st Regiment, 2nd battalion, are ready to depart Passau for Cherbourg and a boat home, September, 1945. "Thank You Eddie Hart" Documentary Website (Company G, 329th Infantry) The 331st Infantry Division was an infantry division of the German army during World War II. Click here to see a photo of the 2nd platoon taken in September 44, when it was at full strength. Then, German attempts to organize tank-supported counterattacks were shattered by the 83rd's field artillery battalions. The Germans knew the routes that the 83rd would have to take, and from concealed positions dug beneath the hedgerows, they ranged in on the advancing GIs with mortars and artillery. On the right of the 9th Division, the men of the 83rd felt like standing in their foxholes and cheering when they saw all those bombers.
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