American 71st Infantry Division

American 71st Infantry Division

American 71st Infantry Division


Date City Region Country
Feb. 6, 1945 Limesy Seine-Inferieure France
March 5, 1945 Atweiler Bas-Rhin France
March 14, 1945 Ratzweiler Bas-Rhin France
March 17, 1945 Montbronn Bas-Rhin France
March 19, 1945 Bitche Moselle France
March 23, 1945 Annweiler Pfalz Germany
March 24, 1945 Freimersheim Pfalz Germany
March 25, 1945 Dudenhofen Pfalz Germany
March 27, 1945 Oggersheim Pfalz Germany
March 30, 1945 Rockenhausen Pfalz Germany
March 31, 1945 Heusenstamm Hessen Germany
April 1, 1945 Langenselbold Hessen-Nassau Germany
April 2, 1945 Budingen Hessen Germany
April 5, 1945 Ulmbach Hessen-Nassau Germany
April 6, 1945 Fulda Hessen-Nassau Germany
April 8, 1945 Weiningen Thuringia Germany
April 9, 1945 Themar Thuringia Germany
April 10, 1945 Hildbeurghausen Thuringia Germany
April 12, 1945 Coburg Bavaria Germany
April 13, 1945 Redwitz Bavaria Germany
April 14, 1945 Kulmbach Bavaria Germany
April 17, 1945 Trockau Bavaria Germany
April 20, 1945 Auerbach Bavaria Germany
April 22, 1945 Holnstein Bavaria Germany
April 23, 1945 Sulzbach-Rosenberg Bavaria Germany
April 24, 1945 Leonberg Bavaria Germany
April 25, 1945 Wenzenbach Bavaria Germany
April 27, 1945 Friesheim Bavaria Germany
April 28, 1945 Pfatter Bavaria Germany
April 29, 1945 Straubing Bavaria Germany
April 30, 1945 Reissing Bavaria Germany
May 1, 1945 Landau Bavaria Germany
May 2, 1945 Pfarrkirchen Bavaria Germany
May 3, 1945 Ering Bavaria Germany
May 4, 1945 Gaspolthofen Ober-Oesterreich Austria
May 5, 1945 Lambach Ober-Oesterreich Austria
May 6, 1945 Sierning Ober-Oesterreich Austria

Assistant Chief of Staff G-5:

Feb. 22, 1944: Major Rendle H Russell

Assistant Division Commander:

Feb. 6, 1945: Brig. Gen. Onslow S Rolfe

Artillery Commander:

Feb. 6, 1945: Brig. Gen. Frank A Henning

Chief of Staff:

Feb. 6, 1945: Col. Oscar R Johnston

Assistant Chief of Staff G-1:

Feb. 6, 1945: Lt. Col. Morton P Brooks

Assistant Chief of Staff G-2:

Feb. 6, 1945: Lt. Col. Kenneth W Foster

Assistant Chief of Staff G-3:

Feb. 6, 1945: Lt. Col. Norman H Lankenau

Assistant Chief of Staff G-4:

Feb. 6, 1945: Lt. Col. Clifton D Blackford

Adjutant General:

Feb. 6, 1945: Lt. Col. Claudius Beall Jr

Commanding Officer 5th Infantry:

Feb. 6, 1945: Col. Sidney G Wooten

Commanding Officer 14th Infantry:

Feb. 6, 1945: Col. Donald Beeler
March 19, 1945: Col. Carl E Lundquist

Commanding Officer 66th Infantry:

Feb. 6, 1945: Col. Augustus J Regnier

Commanding General:

Feb. 6, 1945: Maj. Gen. Willard G Wyman

Killed: 145
Missing: 31
Wounded: 599
Captured: 13
Activated: 07/15/1943
Air Medal: 40
Arrived ETO: 02/06/1945
Bronze Star: 651
Silver Star: 166
Days in Combat: 49
Soldiers Medal: 7
Total Casualties: 1879
Arrived Continent: 02/06/1945
Battle Casualties: 788
Non-Battle Casualties: 1081
Percent of T/O Strength: 13.3
Distinguished Service Cross: 1
Entered Combat (First Elements): 03/10/1945
Entered Combat (Entire Division): 03/12/1945
Total Units: 472
Total Locations: 17482
Total Commanders: 1863