FROM JUNE 1944 to OCTOBER 1945
JUNE 6, 1944: ---Invasion of Normandy then move towards Cherbourg/air warfare begins
***Most German tanks after June 1944 never made it into the country due to problems with fuel. The tanks were not able to move quickly across the country and the fuel shortage was a major factor
JULY 20, 1944: Assassination attempt on Hitler fails
JULY 24, 1844: Operation COBRA begins; the Gun Battalion follows behind General Patton
AUGUST 4, 1944: Anne Frank & family arrested
AUGUST 19, 1944: French resistance towards Germans
AUGUST 25 to September 3, 1944: Paris liberated; troops move into Belgium & Luxembourg
SEPTEMBER 13, 1944: Siegfried Line
SEPTEMBER 17, 1944: Operation Market Garden Air Assault in Holland
OCTOBER 24, 1944: Aachen; area of heavy fighting with strong resistance from Germans
NOVEMBER 24, 1944: Cherbourg, France
DECEMBER 16-27, 1944: Battle of the Bulge
DECEMBER 26, 1944: Bastogne; first German plane shot down in WW II; Offensive begins; weather was a major problem
A NEW YEAR BEGINS
JANUARY 1945: By end of the month the Germans had been pushed back to their original starting point.
MARCH 7, 1945: Allies take Cologne
MARCH 17, 1945: Remagen bridge collapsed [some sources call this the Leidendorff Bridge]; Rhine River crossed
MARCH 22, 1945: Oppenheim bridge is 2nd point of entry into Germany
MARCH 18, 1945 to OCTOBER 25, 1945: Stationed in Germany and directly in the middle of the heavy fighting Focus along the Rhine River was between cities of Cologne and Koblenz. Rhine River starts in Switzerland and goes through Dusseldorf, Cologne, and Bonn. It also goes to Austria, Germany, France & Luxembourg making the Rhine River extremely important to the Allies.
DETAILS ON THE MARCH TO OCTOBER FIGHTING 1945
MARCH 22, 1945: Oppenheim Bridge is 2nd point of entry into Germany
APRIL 5, 1945: War moves to Bonn, Germany
APRIL 20, 1945: Troops move into the area where German tanks and military production occurred. Major areas listed below:
***Witzenhausen, Germany; located between Kassel and Gottingen. Witzenhausen is located in state of Hesse with main river Werra
***Kassel is located between Frankfurt and Hannover and was home to German tank and airplane production. Kassel was attacked by Allies on October 22, 1943 and burned for 7 days afterwards due to most of buildings being wood. First captured by US army in April 1945
***Gottingen is 67 miles south from Hamburg; Leine River runs through the area and town was almost completely untouched by Allies
MAY 8, 1945: The official end of the war. The German Air Forces High Command issues a surrender. Some Germans failed to recognize the order and deep within the German country heavy fighting continued.
JUNE 5-10, 1945: Somewhere during this tdates the troops move to Allendorf, Germany which is located in state of Hesse Germany between Frankenberg and Battenberg
JUNE 10, 1945: Entry into Cologne; Built pontoon bridge across Rhine; received bronze star for effort
JUNE 1945: Troops move into Holland (Valkenburg) located in southern part of Holland which is bordered by Germany and Belgium
OCTOBER 25, 1945: Allies enter into Germany by crossing the Rhine River immediately after the Germans abandon the area. The gunner crew stayed in the Furstenau Castle near Michelstadt. One side of castle faces towards the river which explains the importance of gaining control of that area.
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