World War II Blogs

After being in division reserve for five days, the 30th Infantry returned to action on April 5, 1945, leaving its assembly area west of Rieneck early […]

I’m continuing a blog on most days until mid 2025 following my father’s exploits and adventures during WWII. Each blog will represent what he and the […]

Phil and Captain Lessing continued to ride toward the edge of the forest overlooking the horse farm.[1]

Phil and the pilot quickly exited the plane as several men with baying dogs ran up to greet them. The lead man stuck out his hand, […]

Takeoff for Operation Lipizzaner, as Phil was calling it, was precisely at 0400 hours on Tuesday, April 3. General O’Daniel and Colonel McGarr were both there […]

Phil said, “What can I do?” Major Scott smiled, “I like a man who gets to the point. [1]

On a rainy, cold Monday, April 2, the day after Easter, the 30th Regiment was preparing to move by motorized vehicles about twenty miles to a […]

On March 31, the weather turned cloudy and cold, but the men of the 30th [Infantry Division] were given a time of rest over the Easter […]

The next plan was to cross the Main River, a barrier nearly as wide as the Rhine, which called for another spearhead by the 30th Infantry.[1]

In one village, a German civilian met the GIs with a white surrender flag and escorted them to a large wooden building, where they found a […]

Under cloudy skies at Lampertheim, five miles inland from the [Rhine] river, the regrouped enemy offered the most resistance of the day.[1]