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Angaben zum Impressum des Veranstalters. Für die Richtigkeit der Veranstaltungs-Termine kann keine Haftung übernommen werden. The 95th, including the 607th and other attached units, received a commendation letter from General for their part in the battle at Metz.


In December, 1942 and January, 1943, personnel from , , and replaced the losses of the preceding nine months. Direct fire caused 14 officers and 85 men to surrender the fort, one of the last positions taken. With the 90th, the battalion marched to , a distance of 171 miles on 26 August.


Busters Workshop, Butzbach - Company A was relieved from attachment to the 6th Cav.


They arrived in during April, 1944, and entered combat in mid June, landing at. The unit fought across busters butzbach into during the summer and early winter of 1944. In late winter, they were then pulled out and sent to near the end of the and again fought their way into and busters butzbach Germany, ending the war near the border. The 607th received credit for the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe campaigns. Additional personnel from, and were assigned in March, 1942. In December, 1942 and January, 1943, personnel from, and replaced the losses of the preceding nine months. On 15 December 1943, it was reorganized, changing from a self-propelled to a towed battalion equipped with the and the Reconnaissance Company being inactivated. Except for four and a half months training at the Tank Destroyer Center, atTexas, the battalion received all of its precombat training in California at Sunnyvale, Military Reservation,Lost Hills, and. The unit deployed to the United Kingdom on 13 April 1944, sailing on the and arriving on the 21st. The unit was stationed in, for one month and then proceeded to Campin southern England, where it made final preparations for the invasion, arriving on the beaches ofon 17 June 1944. Company A was committed to action in the on arrival, attached to the. During this mission, Co A captured its, and the battalions, first prisoner. The battalion was relieved from attachment to the and attached to on 19 June, busters butzbach Company A attached to the until 4 July and the battalion, less Co A, to the. During the period of 7 to 27 July, the division advanced very slowly, especially in the areas around Foret De Monte Castro on Hill 122, on the approaches to and at Beau Coudray. Following the bombing from to the southwest toward and the exploitation of the forced breakthrough, the enemy withdrew from the division front on the night of 27 July. During the month of July, 15,424 rounds were fired indirect. A breakthrough to the enemy's rear had been made. Task Force Weaver, consisting of the 357th Infantry Regiment, 712th Tank Battalion, 344th and 345th Field Artillery Battalions and Co. A of the 607th, was organized and given the mission of securing the crossing of theatand then proceed to. On 5 August, the task force left La Condonniere, moving towards Mayenne and meeting light resistance. On the 6th the drive continued towards Le Mans, during which Co C destroyed an enemy half track, the first busters butzbach vehicle hit by the battalion. The task force arrived in Le Mans on the 8th. On 11 Busters butzbach, units of the battalion began moving north with the 90th as the division sought to close in on the southern side of the pincer which closed the. The battalion continued to support the infantry regiments, and helped repel several armored and infantry attacks in the areas aroundand St. Eugenie; between 16 and 21 August, they accounted for thirty-four tanks, twenty-three self-propelled guns, nine halftracks and sixteen artillery pieces destroyed or captured, with over five hundred prisoners taken and fifteen men awarded. With the 90th, the battalion marched toa distance of 171 miles on 26 August. Little busters butzbach was met on this drive. The attack commenced in the pre-dawn hours but the 607th's first contact with the Germans was at 0700hrs when enemy tanks began firing at. Around 0800 the Germans attempted to outflank the anti-tank defenses by coming into the town from the south aboard 11 armored half-tracks. By 13 September, the battalion, continuing to support the infantry regiments, had closed up to the near. On this date, a gun from the 2nd platoon, C Company, located 200 yards west of Basse Parth, fired ten rounds intotargeting the church steeple in. These were the first rounds fired by the 90th into Germany, first rounds fired by the into Germany and it is believed to have been the first fire to fall into Germany from the. During the remainder of Sept. The began to relieve the 90th on 1 Nov. That same day, bazooka teams of the 607th crossed the Moselle to support the 1st Bn of the 377th. During the week of 12—19 Nov. Sundt, battalion commander, received the to the Silver Star for his success in directing the Battalion in artillery and anti-tank support of the 95th Division from 8 to 20 November during the attack on Metz. The 95th, including the 607th and other attached units, received a commendation letter from General for their part in the battle at Metz. On 23 November, the battalion moved along the Moselle River to the vicinity of six miles southeast of Metz. On 28 November, the 1st platoon of Co. C was defending the town of Falck, waiting for the arrival of the infantry, when a barrage of artillery was laid down followed by a German ground attack. Time after time the enemy attempted to take the town but were busters butzbach off at each attempt. George King was awarded the Silver Star for his leadership during the defense of the town. For the remainder of the month, the companies, supporting the infantry regiments, moved on a seven-mile front to within three miles of the Saar River busters butzbach. As December began, the battalion continued to close on the Saar and Saarlautern. As the 95th arrived in the outskirts of Saarlautern, two of the three bridges across the Saar were blown with the one in the center of town still being intact. B moved across the bridge to assist with securing the bridgehead. Two members of the 607th were awarded busters butzbach, Cpl Eugene L. Attacks continued into Saarlautern-Roden and Fraulautern. With the enemy's thrust into theoffensive action in the bridgehead slowed and units took up a defensive posture, preparing to counter any potential massed German attacks. Reconnaissance of defensive positions began in earnest throughout the division sector. Routes and terrain were reconnoitered and observation posts established. The 607th recon platoons continued to maintain contact with units of the on the division's right flank. In Saarlautern, actions against the Siegfried Line continued. On the 18th, the enemy attacked and Co. A and B of the 607th were relieved by the 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion while Co. The battalion, on the coldest day of the winter, marched 150 miles to the vicinity of. For the third time, they were facing the Siegfried Line. Complicated by mud, which made cross country busters butzbach impossible, the attack began. Units advanced against numerous pill boxes, neutralizing them and moving busters butzbach the next. By early March, the key towns ofNeuendorf and were taken and the Siegfried Line was breached. The 87th continued to advance eastward; mines, blown bridges and artillery frequently holding up movement. The was crossed and by 9 March, the area to the Ahr River had been cleared. During the next five days, all 607th units remained in place and conducted maintenance. On 14 March, the Division was ordered to march to a position facing. The next mission was to take this town. During the night of 16 March, Co. A supported the 347th Infantry Regiment's crossing of the and subsequent advance southeast toward the. C busters butzbach the Moselle and accompanied the 345th Infantry Regiment into Koblenz. Later that day they fired at. Within the next two days Koblenz was captured. Direct fire caused 14 officers and 85 men to surrender the fort, one of the last positions taken. A firing at targets near. C and one platoon of Co. A were ferried across at Boppard and moved to support the expansion of the bridgehead. B, and two touchdowns of the 2nd platoon, Co. Following the crossing, Busters butzbach resistance decreased and it was necessary to form a fast moving armored unit to reach into the German rear areas to disrupt communications and cut up administrative units and installations. Task Force Sundt was formed, composed of the 607th, less A and C companies, Co. A of the 735th Tank Battalion, the 87th Rcn. C of the 312th Eng. Bn and supporting fires from the 335th Field Artillery Battalion. The unit assembled atwhich was the limit of the divisions advance. On 27 March at 0545, the Task Force moved towardreaching the town by 0830 where it regrouped. On 1 April, the Task Force was disbanded, having taken 1485 prisoners and advancing 76 miles. Armored thrusts had moved well to the east of the Division's advance leaving it in the rear areas. A was attached to the and joined them at Huhlbach. Company A was relieved from attachment to the 6th Cav. Group and rejoined the battalion. The following day the 87th went back on the offensive. All three companies moved to the vicinity of with the infantry regiments. Task Force Sundt was reconstituted at on the 10th and again divided into three companies. They then turned south back into the 87th's sector, cutting behind the enemy lines. Dominic Karr evacuated a wounded man under small arms and artillery fire. The speed of the attack resulted in a bridge across the Ilm River being captured and the town was taken. The two companies continued moving east towards Rudolstadt, where they began meeting resistance, but by nightfall the southwest part of town had been taken. All bridges had been blown so they raced towardsagain finding the same conditions. A bridgehead was established and on the 14th the task force crossed the newly erected treadway bridge and headed east towardsmeeting resistance a few miles west of the town. After losing an M-8 and busters butzbach to bazooka fire, the town was taken and the task force bivouacked for the night in. Meanwhile, 607th Companies A and C continued to advance with the infantry regiments behind the task force companies, with Co. A moving through to and Co. C crossing the bridge at Weissen, then advancing a few miles before darkness. The next day the task force continued to move eastward, passing through numerous small towns against light resistance. With the 2nd company in the lead, they intercepted a sizeable enemy force moving from Langenbuch on foot and in wagons. Joined by 1st Company, all the enemy were killed, captured or dispersed. The two companies moved east to Thierbach where heavy resistance was encountered and they stopped for the night. The next morning, the was contacted and surrender of the town and garrison was requested on threat of destruction. While directing operations against a heavily defended roadblock in the center of town, Capt. Laverne Busters butzbach, Commander of 2nd Company, was killed by a sniper. The Task Force companies pulled back from the town and 1st Company destroyed Thierbach with direct busters butzbach, taking seventy five prisoners, including a colonel. A, with part of the 347th Infantry Regiment advanced through more small towns and were able to seize a bridge over the Weisse-Elster River in. They then drove through Plauen tomeeting no resistance but firing on fleeing Germans. C seized the bridge atdestroying anand secured the high ground east of town. Two tanks, 11 trucks, 4 half-tracks, 3 armored cars, 6 wagons, 3 tractors, 3 motorcycles, 3-75mm guns and 1-105mm gun were destroyed while losing 1 tank, 2 M-8's, 1-M-20 and 1 half-track. During the two-week period of 23 April — 6 May, elements of the Battalion remained in defensive positions, conducting equipment maintenance. To prevent unnecessary casualties, as Russian and American forces closed, limiting lines were established. For the 87th Division it was the River. On the 8th and 9th, Companies A and C assembled with the Battalion. The greatest of all wars was finished and the lights went on again all over Europe. The unit was deactivated on 27 October 1945, at. Historical Division, United States Army. Archived from on 28 Busters butzbach 2009.


Butzbach Busters
Joined by 1st Company, all the enemy were killed, captured or dispersed. In late winter, they were then pulled out and sent to near the end of the and again fought their way into and across Germany, ending the war near the border. They then turned south back into the 87th's sector, cutting behind the enemy lines. C was defending the town of Falck, waiting for the arrival of the infantry, when a barrage of artillery was laid down followed by a German ground attack. C seized the bridge at , destroying an , and secured the high ground east of town. Meanwhile, 607th Companies A and C continued to advance with the infantry regiments behind the task force companies, with Co. A, with part of the 347th Infantry Regiment advanced through more small towns and were able to seize a bridge over the Weisse-Elster River in. Time after time the enemy attempted to take the town but were beaten off at each attempt. The unit was stationed in , , for one month and then proceeded to Camp , in southern England, where it made final preparations for the invasion, arriving on the beaches of , on 17 June 1944. The 607th received credit for the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe campaigns.