Dr. Walt’s Latest World War II Blogs

By September 20, the 3rd Infantry Division was now only a short distance from the headwaters of the Moselle River, which rises on the north face […]

(CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY)The situation for the few remaining soldiers of Love Company along with Phil and a few of the men from hi’s Ammunition and Pioneer […]

On September 17, 1944, Dad’s 3rd Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Richard H. Neddersen, was assigned the objective of liberating the small village of Raddon-et-Chapendu. It […]

As the drive advanced, the 30th Infantry Regiment continued moving to the north and northeast in France, fighting through and liberating village after village as the […]

All battles and all wars are won in the end by the Infantryman. The Infantryman has to use initiative and intelligence in almost every step he moves, every action […]

There could be no question that the Seventh Army’s advance northwards from the Riveria in the summer and early fall of 1944 had been brilliantly executed. […]

By mid September, after just one month of operations in France after the D-Day of August 15, 2044, Dad’s VI Corps had driven its advance as […]

Dad’s 3rd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, prepared for an all out attack on Mt. Jesus and Vesoul, moving in from the west.[1]

Dijon, France, was liberated by the Resistance Movement on the 11th of September, 1944. On that day “Dragoon” (the D-Day of 8/15/44) and “Overlord” (the D-Day […]

Then came a momentous and historic turning point in the European Battles of WWII. It occurred during the night of September 10-11, 1944.[1]