80th
Infantry Division
80th
Infantry Division Internet Resources
- 80th
Division Throughout History
From the US Army Reserve Command.
- 80th
Division Institutional Training
The 80th Division (Institutional Training) is made up of over 3,000 reservists assigned to 40 units in Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
- From
the Center for Military History
Chronological history of 80th; commanders; attachments and detachments.
- Dean
J. Dominique's 80th (317/K) Site (Master's Thesis)
Captain Dean J. Dominique Instructor, Tactical Transportation Branch wrote a very impressive thesis about his grandfather in WWII: on the 80th Infantry Division, 317th Infantry Regiment, Company K. The thesis is available to download from his site as well as this site.
- Terry
D. Janes "The Troubleshooter's"
The untold story of how the 702nd Tank Battalion “Red Devils” & The 80th Infantry Division “Blue Ridgers” teamed up to crush the toughest obstacles that Hitler’s German Army could devise and throw in front of General George Patton’s Third Army. From Normandy to the “Bloody Moselle”, The Battle Of The Bulge, liberating two Nazi Holocaust death camps, discovering Hitler’s secret stolen treasure, firing the last official shots of World War Two, these brave Americans did it all.
- Phil
Smith's incredible NPR story about his father, Sgt. Percy Smith, G-317
Sgt. Percy Smith (left) fought under Gen. George Patton in World War II -- and was a voluminous letter writer. Smith's son Phil didn't discover the letters until the 1980s, shortly before Percy Smith's death. For Weekend Edition Sunday, the son describes rediscovering his father -- and the whole wartime generation -- through the letters. This is a wonderful heartfelt story (3rd story down, titled "One Son's Legacy: A Soldier's Letters Home", about 18 minutes audio.
- Horace Logan McBride,
Lieutenant General, United States Army
Biography of General McBride, provided by Roger Nelson to the Arlington National Cemetery Website.
- World War II at the Sauer River Area
Extensive website including many photos and historical information about the 80th Division (and others) at the Sauer River Area.
- Third Army
Corps
A total of six corps were assigned to the Third Army during their operations of 1944 - 1945.
CorpsTime Period# DaysXII1 AUG 1944 - 8 MAY 1945 281XX1 AUG 1944 - 8 MAY 1945 281VIII1 AUG 1944 - 5 SEP 1944
21 DEC 1944 - 22 APR 1945160III10 OCT 1944 - 11 FEB 1945
18 APR 1945 - 8 MAY 1945
145XV1 AUG 1944 - 24 AUG 1044
26 AUG 1944 - 29 SEP 1944
61V6 MAY 1945 - 8 MAY 1945 3
- Third Army
Divisions
Five divisions served with the Third Army for almost the entire period of its tactical operations.
DivisionTime Period# Days4th Armored1 AUG 1944 - 22 APR 1945
24 APR 1945 - 8 MAY 1945
2805th Infantry5 AUG 1944 - 8 MAY 1945 27680th Infantry1 AUG 1944 - 16 AUG 1944
24 AUG 1944 - 8 MAY 1945
27490th Infantry1 AUG 1944 - 16 AUG 1944
26 AUG 1944 - 8 MAY 19452726th Armored1 AUG 1944 - 4 SEP 1944
17 SEP 1944 - 22 APR 1945262
- Third Army
Operational Divisions
A total of forty-two divisions served under control of the Third Army from August 1, 1944 until May 8, 1945. Included were 25 infantry, 14 armored, and 2 airborne divisons.
Infantry Divisions Nickname Entered ETO# Days1st Infantry Division Red One 8/3/422922d Infantry Division Second to None 10/19/433033d Infantry Division Marne 8/15/442334th Infantry Division Ivy 1/28/442995th Infantry Division Red Diamond 8/9/432708th Infantry Division Pathfinder 12/15/4326626th Infantry Division Yankee 9/7/4419928th Infantry Division Bloody Bucket 10/18/4319629th Infantry Division Blue and Gray 10/11/4224235th Infantry Division Santa Fe 5/26/4426442d Infantry Division Rainbow 1/18/4510665th Infantry Division 1/21/455569th Infantry Division Fighting 69th 12/13/446570th Infantry Division Trailblazers 1/18/458371st Infantry Division 2/6/454976th Infantry Division Onaway 12/21/449579th Infantry Division Cross of Lorraine 4/17/4424880th Infantry Division Blue Ridge 7/7/4423983d Infantry Division Thunderbolt 4/19/4424486th Infantry Division Blackhawk 3/3/453487th Infantry Division Golden Acorn 11/13/4413489th Infantry Division Rolling W 1/22/455790th Infantry Division Tough Ombres 4/5/4430894th Infantry Division 8/11/4418395th Infantry Division Victory 8/17/4415197th Infantry Division 3/3/453199th Infantry Division 10/10/44151
- 284th
Field Artillery Battalion ("Helpmate")
Part of the XX Corp, the 284th FAB supported the 80th Division on several occasions.
- Northern
France
From the Center for Military History - a detailed description with photos and maps of the first few months in the ETO.
- Argentan
From Terry J. Danes excellent site, The Troubleshooters.
- Mémorial de Coudehard - Montormel (French version)
Website of the battle of Falaise museum, in France. Currently in French, soon to be in English.
- Moselle
River Crossing - 94th Armored FA Battalion
Detailed description of the Moselle River Crossing.
- Rhineland
From the Center for Military History - a detailed description with photos and maps of fighting in the ETO, 15 September 1944-21 March 1945.
- Bloody
Moselle
From Terry D. Janes' fantastic site: "Patton's Troubleshooters" this is one of the online chapters in his remarkable book.
- Dieulouard
Bridgehead Battle Analysis
This article, by MAJ Stephen J. Mariano, appeared in the Quartermaster Professional Bulletin/Winter 1998.
- 150th
Combat Engineer Battalion
Photos and additional information about Bailey Bridges, including those built for crossing the Moselle River.
- 212th
Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Description and photos of the Moselle Bridgehead.
- Hugh
M. Cole's "The Battle of the Bulge"
Part of the "Green Book" Series of WW II History. This is the complete text of the Center for Military History Publication in HTML format.
- The
American Experience: Battle of the Bulge
Produced by: Thomas Lennon
Written by: Thomas Lennon & Mark Zwonitzer
Interviews with men and women who were involved in the Battle of the Bulge.
- Ardennes-Alsace
Very detailed description of the Ardennes and the Battle of the Bulge from the Center for Mililtary History.
- Maps
of the Battle of the Bulge
- Wesley
Johnston's Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Offensive) web page
Very detailed site of information about the Battle of the Bulge, including additional Internet links.
- The
History Place - Holocaust
Several photos of Buchenwald
- Deceit
& Misrepresentation - The Techniques of Holocaust Denial
Frau Ilse Koch, General Lucius Clay, and human-skin atrocities
Writer: Jamie McCarthy Editor: Ken McVay
Description of Ilse Koch, wife of the Buchenwald Commandant
- Buchenwald
Photos
(Warning - Graphic & Disturbing Photos)
These photos were taken in May 1945; a month after the liberation of the camp. They are from the Major O. C. Clark collection maintained by the College of the Holy Cross.
- Military
History Online - WWII Photo Collection
(Warning - Graphic & Disturbing Photos)
They were taken by a member of the 80th Infantry.
- Simon
Wiesenthal Center Multimedia Learning Center Online
(Warning - Graphic & Disturbing Photos)
Dozens of photos of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp.
- Liberation
of Buchenwald by Harry J. Herder, Jr.
Text description of the liberation of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp.
- Holocaust
Learning Center
Description and photos of the horrors of Buchenwald. Includes historic video footage of the liberation of Buchenwald.
- The
Liberation of Buchenwald
This site was created by Michael Toecker and Pam Edwards as a project in Father
Ryan High School's Holocaust and Other Genocide class
- Buchenwald
Concentration Camp
Extensive site providing historical information as well as memorial information.
- Images
of Buchenwald
(Warning - Graphic & Disturbing Photos)
These are the images from Buchenwald by a Minnesota GI, Cyril John Corrigan, born Jan 16, 1920, at 2032 Ashland Ave, St. Paul. Statement on the site describes what he saw.
- Map
of Concentration and Death Camps
- Another Map of Concentration and Death Camps