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The 71st Infantry Division departed United States on 26 January 1945, arriving at Le Havre, France, on 6 February 1945, and training at Camp Old Gold with headquarters at Limesy. The division moved east, relieved the 100th Infantry Division at Ratswiller and saw its first action on 11 March 1945.
The 71st Infantry Division Kleeblatt ("Cloverleaf Division", "Lucky One") [1] (German: 71. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Army, raised on 26 August 1939, shortly before the outbreak of World War II, as a division of the 2nd wave of deployment by Infantry Commander 19 (Infanterie-Kommandeur 19) in Hildesheim.
The 1st through 25th Infantry Divisions, excepting the 10th Mountain Division, were raised in the Regular Army or the Army of the United States prior to American involvement in World War II. Because of funding cuts, in September 1921, the 4th through 9th Infantry Divisions were mostly inactivated.
Alexander von Hartmann (11 December 1890 – 26 January 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 71st Infantry Division.He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
"Climb to Glory" Division Formerly "10th Light Division (Alpine)" [World War II] 10th Infantry Division. June 1948 - June 1958 ... 71st Infantry Division "The Red ...
Onslow S. Rolfe (January 16, 1895 – January 29, 1985) was a career officer in the United States Army.He attained the rank of brigadier general during World War II as commander of the Mountain Training Center at Camp Hale, Colorado, and the 71st Infantry Division.
This left the 44th and 71st Infantry Divisions as well as the 13th SS Division going into the new year 1945. [5] Müller was succeeded as corps commander by Rudolf Konrad on 29 January 1945. [2] By 19 February, the 44th Infantry Division had left the corps, leaving only the 13th SS Division and the 71st Infantry Division.
On 4 May 1945, the 761st, along with the 71st Infantry Division, liberated the Gunskirchen concentration camp; [32] the German guards had fled not long before. The 761st was deactivated 1 June 1946 in Germany. Writer Logan Nye opined they were "one of the most effective tank battalions in World War II."