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3-3 Periodic Report
Fro*: 05200OB Apr 45 "
To : o62000B Apr 45
Unit: Hq Foroe 1
Place: DINKELSBUHL, Ger
Time: 062000B Apr 46 1
ISO
UAps:
Germany. 1/100,000.
1.
Our Front Lines: Does not apply*
2.
Location <>6 Trs: HD ohange.
3.
Info of Ad.1 Units and 3ptK Trs: Does not
apply.
4.
Weather and visibility: Cool and olear.
Visibility
good.
5.
i1 . :f
Our Oone for the Period; Conduoted Malnt
of Vehs and
V/pna.
ai:
6.
L Vehs of Foroe 1 have not oloaed In.
Combat Efficiency; Very satisfactory.
7.
ResultB of Opns; See par 5 above.
8.
Tk Statue Rpt:
TYPE
Lt Tks
Med Tks
OPERATIVE REPAIR INOPERATIVE
_iS_
18
10
10
9
_5_
14
Note: Exact number of Lt Tke closed In Assy area not known
at close of period*
9HAW V
SHAW
3-3
S-3 PERIODIC REPORT
AurHTctt, po-A
*"J Periodic JTft
m co-a* iau «ni du •
Diummtk., mmuior
IMi OitOOU Mgr IMS
To i 0424000 My 1>45
MU< 042400b Mgr 1J45
NO. 150
Place: Gaildorf Germany
Date & Hour:062000 May 45
t*r ymt LtaoQi Doe* not apply.'
’* "** “* 0/572 « nmsm. (8664554),
3* AfO Of Ml Wits Old aate yp;, com not apply.
*• StSuS?TOtag; o**■ B,...
Crwlwt ltffllaay good.
7. neeu^* -e ffTf. ,D*o par. 5 aU/T*.
8.
Tk Statu* ent|
108-
lTtSo
wd Tka
m-4 (145)
ttmr. t local
U»
35
4
“ST
♦Inelude* 3 in hq CO a
t*«or Repair
0
45
0
1r
As^ssa.
0
0
~JT
1*
1 $-3 Perlod.lc Renort
Ujr
From:
062000B Aw
45';
; ’ ' '1 To :
072000B Aw
45
From 052000 May 45
Unit:
Hq F<rc« 1
To 062000 :May 45
KLaoe
Dlnkelsbuhl,
. GR
Issuing Ur. it IF—2 66TH AIB
. Time:
0720001 Aw
45.
„ ,. sa
Mens: Germany, 11/100,000,
1. QUR FRONT LINES -
Docs mot apply
2. LOCATION OF TROOPS -
Vic of Gaildorf, Gackwond
3. INFORMATION OF ADJACINT UNITS & SUPPORTING TROOPS -
f-1 A company 82nd Medics, C Company 6?2 in Vic of Dinklabukl.
A. ’"EATHER- Good, warm suns bine
visiBumr
5. OUR OPERATIONS FOR THE PERIOD -
a. Infantry ( including TK and AT unite)
Company* reoonnoitered iwai amaigned to them. Ren. of woods
roads, bridges., ;R.R. Some areas were not tborognly Ee-
connoited because of shortage of gas
6.
7.
OOMBAT EFFICIENCY - Satisfactory
RESULTS OF. OPERATIONS -
1. Our Front Lines: Dock not aonly,
2. Location of Trs: No fchanre,
3. laflp iof Ad .1 Units anfljswtg Trs: Does not emly,
A. Weather and Visibility: Warm and otesr, visibility good,
•f
5. : Our. Opne for the Period: Conducted small -unit training.
Continuing Mq'imt and rehabmtajtion, weT>ar8ti''n for sec’irity,
6. Coaih4t r,ffioienav: Excellent. •
V, Results of Puns: See! per 5 above,
8, Tk Status Hat:.
I T7IS OH’T! AT IONAI REPAIR
Lt Tks ITJ 3^
Med Tks (75mm) 7 6
(76mra) 14 6
Tk 105 5 0
IS IT
HEADQUARTERS TF-2
LOSSES OPN’L TK CREWS
IT
13
20
-J-
0 1r
A lot of
as in Par.
Bridges out, a lot of roads
. 5 above.
impassable
also same
12TH ARMORED DIVISION
A.P.O. 262, U.S.ARMY
8 May 1945
; STATUS
TYPE
Med(76)
Med(75)
M-4(105)
Lt.
DEPLOYMENT
STATEMENT 1
OPERATIONAL UNDER REPAIR K»SES
10 40
2 1 0
4 0.0
OPNT. CREWS
14
3
4
unit
NO OF
NO OF MTZ
POSTS PATROLS
TOTAL
NO OF
MEN Installations and Locations
4 0
0
4
Bn. $ Sv Co.
Gaildorf 488467
£ /' ....
mtti
Capt0 Ir.fantry J
Bt 00-A* Uth Mat Mv
Dmtaaa., mmm
1 Co A 470390
IGechirand
3
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to < c?24o«B mr 45.
Date, 072400B MM 45*
Co. B
Ellwangon
753430
No, 151.
I. ear met Llnoo, Does aot apply.
8. loo of Tro. do ch«n«,.
J. Imfe »f Mi nalto A »ik Iff, Dooo aot apply*.
4. woatkar id YlaitUlty, «loar and wan. tloiklUty *00*.
5. n.r «n. for the pried, Oontlm-d rint^oe ^roh^Iltotl..
> Period,
of 44*.
4. aomhot affloloeoy, vary sotiafootory.
V. as suits of aui ak*?».
4-
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7
6
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10
5
10
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25
10
15
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Inft
S-3
Soon thereafter we were
strung out into Germany. I saw
a German officer dash across a
wood clearing about 260 yards
away. I pulled my pistol and
shot at him. My shot landed
about two feet in front of him.
He spun around with his hands
in the air and walked towards
me. I dashed across the field
toward him and took away his
pistol and carbine. I came to
find out that he commanded
five cavalry troops and he
agreed to surrender them to me.
As we walked through the
woods, his voice rose and I had
suspicions. I pulled my gun and
placed it under his ear. At that
moment, we came out into a
clearing where five carbines
were pointed at my chest. I told
the officer that if the troopers
didn’t put their guns down that
I would blow off his head. He
so ordered and I had six prison-
ers and six horses.
A German who was trying to
get rid of Hitler came into our
camp. He said that the 88 -
Schutzstaffell had brought two
truckloads of their records to a
cave south of his hometown.
Would I like them? I called
Army Headquarters and they
said “Yes”. I got several tanks
from General Ennis. The Ger-
man said that an 88mm can-
non in the town had been re-
moved to the German Alps.
There were no other cannons
in town so we loaded up and
set sail.
We dashed over the hilltop
down into town. An 88mm shell
first hit under our tank and the
next one hit the driver and kill-
ed him. The tank commander
and I were wounded and stag-
gered into a nearby house. I
•till have metal in my legs.
Soon German motorcycle men
surrounded the house and made
me a prisoner. I got them to:
agree to leave the tank com-
mander in bed as he was too
injured to move.
Later I was able to convince
the 88 troops to surrender to
j>ur infantry and I was decorat-
ed for arranging the surrender
of 500 German 88 troops. No
Contact With The Germans???
I realize this is lengthy but I
think one can see that Head-
quarters people were in the war.
The trying times that I spent
for three days and nights in
the command post without rest
were trying as well. How many
infantry and tankers did this?
I do hope that the infantry and
tankers read this. I think you
can see why I was a bit per-
trubed at the accusations. Still
think “It’s Great To Be A Hell-
cat”!
Floyd Van Derhoef on
“Big Red**, a liberated
horse. This was at Dillin~
gen, Germany, A/56 AIB
2nd occupation assignment.
184th Ordnance men
“Joe** Zagorac and “Joe**
Blasevic at Lauingen in
front of their “barracks?**
WHO REMEMBERS ?
Boarding the train at Tid-
worth, for the channel steamer
at Southhampton. We were lin-
ed up in full combat gear wait-
ing to board, and Ringwelski
had a large cardboard box in
one hand. And 1st Sgt. Nixon
bellowed, “Ringwelski, what in
the hell have you got in that
box?” And Ringwelski said,
“cookies, cake, doughnuts.”
And 1st Sgt. Nixon yelled,
“where the hell do you think
we are going? Get rid of that
goddam box.”
/S
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