79. pěší divize [1942-1945]

Commanding General
1944.04.17 Owner.Gen.Also.T.Wyche
Assistant Division Commander
1944.04.17 Brig.Gen.Frank U.Greer
1945.01.09 Brig.Gen.John With.Winn Jr.
1945.01.27 Brig.Gen.George D.Wahl
Artillery Commander
1944.04.17 Brig.Gen.George D.Wahl
1945.01.17 Brig.Gen.John With.Winn Jr.
Chief of Staff
1944.04.17 Col.Kramer Thomas
Assitant Chief of Staff G-1 ( Crimping )
1944.04.17 Lt.Col.Harry L. Sievers
Assistant Chief of Staff G-2 ( Intelligence )
1944.04.17 Lt.Col.And.C.Dohrmann
Assistant Chief of Staff G-3 ( Operations & Training )
1944.04.17 Lt.Col.John And.Gloriod
Assistant Chief of Staff G-4 ( Supply & Evacuation )
1944.04.17 Lt.Col.Charles F.O'Riordan
Assistant Chief of Staff G-5 ( Civil Affairs )
1944.05.14 Owner.Herbert Sponholz
1945.02.16 Lt.Col.Herbert Sponholz
Adjutant General
1944.04.17 Lt.Col.John H.Hansen


Emergence: June 15, 1942
The arrival of ETO: April 17, 1944
Moving to the continent: 14 June 1944 ( D+8 )
The entrance to the fight: the 19 June 1944
The number of days in combat: 248

Losses
Dead: 2 475
Injuries: 10 701
Missing: 1 699
Captured: ?
Combat losses: 14 875
Non-combat losses: 8 582
Total losses: 23 457
replacement division: 166.5%

Campaign
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Central Europe

Commendations
Distinguished Service Cross: 13
Legion of Merit: 1
Silver Star: 904
Soldiers Medal: 19
Bronze Star: 4 012
Air Medal: 68

the Number of prisoners of war....35 466

313th Infantry Regiment
1944.04.17 Col.Sterling And.Wood
1944.11.04 Lt.Col.Clarence M.Sagmden ( acting )
1944.11.12 Lt.Col.Edwin M.Van Bibber ( acting )
1944.11.20 Col.Sterling And.Wood
1944.12.11 Lt.Col.Edwin M.Van Bibber ( acting )
1944.12.14 Col.Sterling And.Wood
1944.12.15 Lt.Col.Edwin M.Van Bibber
1945.02.21 Col.Edwin M.Van Bibber
1945.04.20 Lt.Col.Clarence M.Sagmden ( acting )
1945.05.08 Col.Edwin M.Van Bibber
314th Infantry Regiment
1944.04.17 Col.Warren And.Robinson
1945.04.06 Lt.Col.Ernest R.Purvis ( acting )
1945.04.14 Col.James P.Davis
1945.04.16 Col.Warren And.Robinson
315th Infantry Regeiment
1944.04.17 Col.Porter B.Wiggins
1944.06.23 Col.Bernard B.McMahon
1944.07.29 Col.John And.McAleer
1944.10.26 Col.Andrew J. Schriner


79th Division Artillery
310th Field Artillery Battalion ( 105 mm Howitzer )
311th Field Artillery Battalion ( 105 mm Howitzer )
904th Field Artillery Battalion ( 105 mm Howitzer )
312th Field Artillery Battalion ( 155 mm Howitzer )

79th Reconnaissance Troop ( Mechanized )
304th Engineer Combat Battalion
304th Medical Battalion


Special Troops
779th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
79th Quartermaster Company
79th Signal Company
Military Police Platoon
Headquarters Company
Band.

Attached units:
813th Tank Destroyer Battalion
463rd Antiaircraft Artillery BAttelion
749th Tank Battalion (1.-24.7.1944)
191st Tank Battalion (1.-22.12.1944)
717th Tank Battalion (8.3.-20.4.1945)

Combat:
14.07.1944 - landing on the beach of Utah, Cherbourg, La Haye du Puits, the river Ay, Lassey
.....08.1944 - Laval, Le Mans, Gassicourt, Paris
.....09.1944 - Charmers, Poussay, Neufchateau, Luenville
.....10.1944 - Embermenil
.....11.1944 - Montigny, Fremonville, north of Strasbourg
.....12.1944 - Haguenau, Wissemburg
.....01.1945 - Gambsheim, Stattmatten, Hatten, Drusenheim, Sessenheim
.....02.1945 - the river Rur
.....03.1945 - western bank of the Rhine
.....04.1945 - Ruhrská pocket, Gelsenkirchen, Kettwig, Dortmund.

Units 79th Infantry Division in other divisions


Field Artillery


79th Infantry Division Artillery
1944.10.23-1944.10.25
44th Infantry Division
79th Infantry Division Artillery
1945.02.22-1945.03.01
XVI Corps


Infantry


313th Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion
1944.11.21-1944.11.29
3rd Battalion
1944.11.23
2nd Armored Division (Fr)
313th Infantry Regiment
1st & 3rd Battalion
1945.01.01-1945.01.14
45th Infantry Divisison
314th Infantry Regiment
1945.01.01-1945.01.14
45th Infantry Division
315th Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion
1945.01.04-1945.01.16
45th Infantry Division
315th Infantry Regiment
2nd & amp; 3rd Battalion
1945.01.13-1945.01.21
1st Battalion
1945.01.17-1945.01.21
14th Armored Division
314th Infantry Regiment
1945.02.23-1945.03.01
XVI Corps

The 79th Infantry Division is organised into larger units.


Date.....................corps...................army.................armygroup
18 April 1944..........VIII...................Third......................-----------------
29 May 1944.........VII....................Third.....................-----------------
30 June 1944.........---.....................Third......................----------------
1 July 1944........VIII..................Third.......................----------------
1 August 1944.............VIII..................Third......................12th
3 August 1944.............XV....................Third......................12th
24 August 1944...........XV.....................Third.....................12th
26 August 1944...........XV.....................First....................12th
29 August 1944...........XIX....................First....................12th
7 September 1944...............XV......................Third.....................12th
1 November 1944........XV.....................Seventh..................12th
5 December 1944.........VI......................Seventh...................6th
6 February 1945.............--......................Seventh....................6th
17 February 1945...........XVI....................Seven..................12th
1 March 1945...........XIII....................Seven..................12th
7 March 1945...........XVI....................Seven...................12th
7 April 1945............XVI....................Ninth...................12th


Cities where 79th Infantry Division was headquartered


date......................city........................county.........................country
1944
18 April 1944.........Pettypool Hall.............Cheshire..................England
1 June 1944..........Tiverton.....................Devon.....................England
12 June 1944.........Audonville-St-Hubert...Manche...................France
14 June 1944.........Fauille........................Manche...................France
18 June 1944.........Orglandes...................Manche..................France
20 June 1944.........Colamby....................Manche...................France
20 June 1944.........Les Magens.................Manche...................France
21 June 1944.........Hameau de Haut..........Manche..................France
28 June 1944.........Petite Motte.................Manche..................France
2 July 1944........Le Haut de Gris...........Manche...................France
4 July 1944........Les Fosses..................Manche...................France
12 July 1944......Bolleville.....................Manche...................France
25 July 1944......La Vieville...................Manche...................France
28 July 1944......Geffosses....................Manche...................France
31 July 1944......La Danerie..................Manche...................France
1 August 1944.............St-Leger.....................Manche...................France
3 August 1944.............Le Chatellier...............Ille-et-Vilaine...........France
5 August 1944.............Le Bourgneuf...............Mayenne.................France
7 August 1944.............Brulon.........................Sarthe....................France
8 August 1944.............St-George-du-Bois.......Sarthe....................France
10 August 1944...........Chanteloup..................Sarthe....................France
11 August 1944...........Marolles-les-Braults......Sarthe....................France
12 August 1944...........St-Julien-sur-Sarthe......Orne......................France
15 August 1944...........Ormoy.........................Eure-et-Lorie...........France
18 August 1944...........La Tertre-St.Denis........Seine-et-Oise..........France
21 August 1944...........Dennemont..................Seine-et-Oise..........France
28 August 1944...........Fontenay-St-Pere..........Seine-et-Oise..........France
30 August 1944...........Le Ruel........................Seine-et-Oise..........France
1 September 1944................Fontaine-le-Cappy........Somme..................France
2 September 1944................Sameon.......................Nord......................France
7 September 1944................Reims..........................Marne....................France
8 September 1944................Joinville ( 5 km SW ).....Haute-Marne...........France
9 September 1944................Joinville........................Haute-Marne..........France
11 September 1944..............Diarville ( 2km S )........Voges.....................France
16 September 1944..............Xaronval......................Voges.....................France
19 September 1944..............Landecourt...................Meurthe-et-Moselle...France
27 September 1944..............Luneville......................Meurthe-et-Moselle...France
14 October 1944.............Croismare...................Meurthe-et-Moselle...France
12 November 1944.......Mesnil-Flin...................Meurthe-et-Moselle...France
15 November 1944.......Wigneville...................Meurthe-et-Moselle...France
20 November 1944.......Barbas........................Meurthe-et-Moselle..France
20 November 1944.......Fraquelfing...................Moselle..................France
21 November 1944.......Hesse..........................Moselle..................France
23 November 1944.......Phalsbourg...................Moselle..................France
24 November 1944.......Brumath......................Bas-Rhin................France
26 November 1944.......Mittelschaeffolsheim......Bas-Rhin................France
8 December 1944..........Gaudertheim................Bas-Rhin...............France
11 December 1944.........Bischwiller...................Bas-Rhin................France
13 December 1944.........Soufflenthein...............Bas-Rhin................France
14 December 1944.........Niederroedern..............Bas-Rhin...............France
24 December 1944.........Niederbetschdorf..........Bas-Rhin...............France
1945
4 January 1945...............Hagenau......................Bas-Rhin...............France
20 January 1945.............Schwindratheim............Bas-Rhin...............France
6 February 1945...............Pont -a-Mousson.......Meurthe-et-Moselle...France
17 February 1945.............Heeren-Elderen............Limbourg...............Belgium
21 February 1945.............Simpelveld..................Limburg..............Foreign countries
2 March 1945.............Orath..........................Rhineland................Germany
8 March 1945.............Hoensbroek.................Rhineland................Germany
22 March 1945...........Rhein..........................Rhineland Rhineland................Germany
26 March 1945...........Dinslaken....................Rhineland................Germany
31 March 1945...........Marxloh.......................Rhineland................Germany
6 April 1945..............Butendorf....................Westphalia...........Germany
10 April 1945............Katenberg...................Westphalia...........Germany
13 April 1945............Gerthe.........................Westphalia..........Germany
29 April 1945............Ricklinghausen.............Westphalia...........Germany

Jednotky připojené k 79th Infantry Division


Antiaircraft Artillery


463rd AAA AW Battalion ( mobile )
1944.07.01-1945.07.09
18th AAA Group
1945.04.16-1945.06.05


Armored


749th Tank Battalion
1944.07.01-1944.07.24
749th Tank Battalion
Company "B"
1944.07.31-1944.08.01
191st Tank Battalion
1944.12.01-1944.12.22
25th Tank Battalion
2nd Platoon Company "B"
14th Armored Division
1944.12.06-1944.1208
781st Tank Battalion
1944.12.22-1945.01.03
47th Tank Battalion
Company "B"
14th Armored Division
1945.01.05-1945.01.12
Combat Command "A"
14th Armored Division
1945.01.07-1945.01.12
...48th Tank Battalion
...68th Armored Infantry Battalion
...500th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
...94th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Troop "C"
...125th Armored Engineer Battalion Company "C"
Combat Command "B"
12th Armored Division
1945.01.07-1945.01.15
Combat Command "A"
14th Armored Division
1945.01.20-1945.01.21
...48th Tank Battalion
...68th Armored Infantry Battalion
...500th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
...94th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Troop "C"
...125th Armored Engineer Battalion Company "C"
25th Tank Battalion
Company "C"
14th Armored Division
1945.01.22-1945.01.27
Combat Command "B"
14th Armored Division
1945.01.25-1945.01.26
...25th Tank Battalion
...68th Armored Infantry Battalion
...94th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Troop "B"
...125th Armored Engineer Battalion Company "B"
47th Tank Battalion
Company "A"
Company "D" 1st platoon
14th Armored Division
1945.01.27-1945.02.06
761st Tank Battalion
1945.02.20-1945.03.01
717th Tank Battalion
1945.03.08-1945.04.17
744th Tank Battalion
1945.04.17-1945.04.18
717th Tank Battalion
1945.04.18-1945.05.20


Cavalry


94th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
14th Armored Division
1944.12.01-1944.12.11
88th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Troop"C"
8th Armored Division
1945.03.17-1944.03.26


Chemical


74th Chemical Company ( Smooke Generator )
1945.03.20-1945.04.13
89th Chemical Mortar Battalion
1945.03.20-1945.04.13


Engineer


60th Engineer Battalion
35th Infantry Division
1945.03.25-1945.03.26

Field Artillery


44th Divison Artillery
1944.10.17-1944.10.24
500th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Battery "C"
14th Armored Division
1944.12.06-1944.12.08
493rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
495th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
12th Armored Division
1945.01.07-1945.01.14
8th Armored Division Artillery
1945.03.20-1945.03.26
127th Field Artillery Battalion ( 155 mm howitzer )
35th Infantry Division
1945.03.25-1945.03.26
161st Field Artillery Battalion ( 105 mm howitzer )
35th Infantry Division
1945.03.25-1945.03.26
29th Division Artillery
1945.03.31-1945.04.05


Infantry


114th Infantry Regiment44th Infantry Division
1944.10.17-1944.10.24
71st Infantry Regiment44th Infantry Division
1944.10.18-1944.10.24
324th Infantry Regiment
44th Infantry Division
1944.10.19-1944.10.24
19th Armored Infantry Battalion
14th Armored Division
1944.12.06-1944.12.08
274th Infantry Regiment70th Infantry Division
1945.01.01-1945.01.13
276th Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion
70th Infantry Division
1945.01.01-1945.01.03
3rd Infantry Division ( Fr )
Algerienne
1945.01.05-1945.01.06
276th Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion
70th Infantry Division
1945.01.05-1945.01.09
410th Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion
103rd Infantry Division
1945.01.18-1945.01.21
411th Infantry Regiment
1st & 3rd Battalion
103rd Infantry Division
1945.01.19-1945.01.21
134th Combat Team35th Infantry Division
1945.03.13-1945.03.14
134th Infantry Regiment
35th Infantry Division
1945.03.26
1945.04.13-1945.04.14


Tank Destroyer


813th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1944.07.01-1944.09.09
773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
1944.09.09-1944.10.12
818th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1944.10.12-1945.04.21
809th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1945.03.20-1945.03.26
605th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1945.04.22-1945.04.30




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