Dr. Walt’s Latest World War II Blogs

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“Relatively few soldiers actually experience the unglamorous, unenviable, unique life of a combat Infantrymen. I can’t credit the saying that it took nine men in rear areas to […]