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September 9, 2024
On 9 September General Butler, who had returned to his post as assistant VI Corps commander after Montelimar, noted the declining aggressiveness of the front-line troops […]
September 8, 2024
It was left of Lieut. Phillip(sic) B. Larimore of 565 S. Holmes [Memphis, TN] recently to rig up an emergency ferry over a French river when […]
September 7, 2024
On September 7, the 3rd Division continued to chase retreating Germans northward up the Rhône Valley, encountering heavy resistance by an enemy desperate to escape. The […]
September 6, 2024
Allied intelligence suspected that the Germans’ next major military move would be a defensive stand at Besançon, around 330 miles north of Marseille. Besançon was a […]
September 5, 2024
After regrouping and resupplying its forces on 3 September, VI Corps had begun its drive northeast on the 4th of September, 1944, heading in the general […]
September 4, 2024
The rapid occupation of Lyons and the unexpected speed of the German withdrawal brought about a change in the original plan for regrouping the Seventh Army […]
September 3, 2024
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 […]
September 2, 2024
At 1130 on September 2nd, General Dahlquist ordered a reconnaissance patrol to investigate reports that Lyons east of the Rhône had already been evacuated. Early that […]