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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.
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.
Activated 1 January 1949 in Korea (555th Field Artillery Battalion assigned 10 October 1954 to the 71st Infantry Division) Inactivated 15 September 1956 at Fort Lewis , Washington Relieved 16 January 1957 from assignment to the 71st Infantry Division; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 79th Artillery
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.
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.
71st Infantry Regiment is a reserve unit of Philippine Commonwealth Army under 71st Infantry Division activated and organized in Negros Island. It was transferred to Luzon island to bolster its defending forces during World War II.
71st Field Artillery Regiment was a military unit of Philippine Army activated in 1941 as part of 71st Infantry Division. It fought in Luzon during Japanese landing and also in Bataan. All officers and men was captured during surrender of Fil-American forces in Bataan on April 9, 1942.
When under the 71st Infantry Division the island had no single commander; although Colonel Eugene Mitchell was the senior officer on the island, he was only authorized to command the 61st Infantry, which covered Negros Occidental. Major Vessey commanded the 73rd Infantry which covered the southeast part of the island.