Key Information
Reference code
LIDDELL HART 15/15/102
Title
Accounts, [1945-1946], of the operations of 79 US Infantry Division in North West Europe, Jun-Sep 1944 and Feb-Apr 1945
Date(s)
- [1945 - 1946] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
7 booklets
Scope and content
79th Division History', five editions covering operations of 79 US Infantry Division in North West Europe, Jun-Sep 1944 and Feb-Apr 1945, probably issued by 79 Infantry Div HQ, including details of Normandy landings; the capture of Cherbourg and break-out from the Cherbourg Peninsula, Jun-Jul 1944; advance through France, across the Seine and towards Belgium, Aug 1944; assault on the Siegfried Line, Sep 1944; operations in Belgium and Eastern France, Feb 1945; Rhine crossing and advance into Germany, Mar-Apr 1945. 7 booklets