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Luxembourg, Walfer / Walferdange. Commemorative plaque of the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Division, formed in 1945 in Walfer
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Luxembourg, Walfer / Walferdange. Commemorative plaque of the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Division, formed in 1945 in Walfer / Walferdange, cast iron, 280 x 173 mm, weight 3660 g, Very Good Condition
In 1945, the 1st Battalion, 10th Regiment, of the U.S. 5th Infantry Division was fighting in Luxembourg during the final stages of the Battle of the Bulge. The battalion was involved in intense combat throughout January, culminating in the capture of the village of Putscheid (Pëtschent) on January 28, 1945, after several days of severe fighting. The 5th Infantry Division, known as the "Red Diamond," was part of Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's Third U.S. Army and played a crucial role in pushing German forces back during this period.
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The 10th Combat Team spent four days—January 24-28—battering itself against Putscheid, the last urban town in its operational area still held by German forces. Three times 1st Battalion went in with tank and TD support, only to see each attempt blunted by the aggressive, battle-wise Panzer Lehr. On January 28, after a massive bombardment that involved the entire 5th Division Artillery and most of XII Corps’ big guns, 10th CT’s riflemen finally seized what remained of Putscheid. That afternoon they easily defeated a local counterattack, concluding the Red Diamonds’ 11-day winter campaign.
This victory came at a high cost. General Patton himself acknowledged the sacrifice of every American soldier who served along the Sauer that January when he exclaimed, “How human beings could endure this continuous fighting in sub-zero temperatures is still beyond my comprehension!”
Yet there was little respite for those G.I.s who had just helped flatten the Bulge in Luxembourg. After taking five days to rest and reconstitute their ranks, the men of the Red Diamond moved on to an assembly area near Echternach. On February 7, they again leaped the Sauer River, only this time the 5th Infantry Division’s axis of advance faced east toward the Siegfried Line.
No one knew it then, but the war in Europe would end with Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender in just 90 days.
source: warfarehistorynetwork.com
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Luxembourg, Walfer / Walferdange. Commemorative plaque of the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Division, formed in 1945 in Walfer / Walferdange, cast iron, 280 x 173 mm, weight 3660 g, Very Good Condition
In 1945, the 1st Battalion, 10th Regiment, of the U.S. 5th Infantry Division was fighting in Luxembourg during the final stages of the Battle of the Bulge. The battalion was involved in intense combat throughout January, culminating in the capture of the village of Putscheid (Pëtschent) on January 28, 1945, after several days of severe fighting. The 5th Infantry Division, known as the "Red Diamond," was part of Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's Third U.S. Army and played a crucial role in pushing German forces back during this period.
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