LOCATION OF 82ND AIRBORNE C.P.'s 1944-1945
from the notebook of Rex Combs, Co A) |
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Although
we do not know exactly when Rex Combs made the various notations, he kept a
record of the locations where the 82nd Airborne Division Command Posts (CP's)
had been situated, by date. He may have completed this log while
catching his breath at Frankfurt right after the war ended
Click on the images below to
review that unique handwritten record. All entries have been transcribed for
ease of reading.
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1944 |
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14 Feb |
Leicester |
Eng. |
| 6 June |
Ste Mere Eglise |
[France] |
| 13 July |
Leicester |
Eng. |
| 17 Sept |
Nijmegen |
Holland |
| 1 Dec |
Sissonne |
France |
| 18 Dec |
Werbomont |
Belgium |
| 19 Dec |
Hablemont |
Belgium |
| 21 Dec |
Lierneux |
Belgium |
| 22 Dec |
Bra |
Belgium |
| 24 Dec |
Hablemont |
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(Both documents are courtesy of the
Rex Combs collection) |
1945 |
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| 1 Jan |
Chevron |
Belgium |
| 3 Jan |
Basse Bordeux |
Belgium |
| 5 Jan |
Abbefontaine |
Belgium |
| 12 Jan |
Nonceveux |
Belgium |
| 26 Jan |
Hunnage |
Belgium |
| 28 Jan |
Medell |
Belgium |
| 29 Jan |
Wereth |
Belgium |
| 30 Jan |
Holzheim |
Belgium |
| 5 Feb |
Stavelot |
Belgium |
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8 Feb |
Rott |
Germany |
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10 Feb |
Hurtgen |
Germany |
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18 Feb |
Rott |
Germany |
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19 Feb |
Sissone |
France |
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2 Apr |
Weiden |
Germany |
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27 Apr |
Hohenzethen |
Germany |
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29 April |
Bleckede |
Germany |
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1 May |
Newhans |
Germany |
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3 May |
Ludwigslust |
Germany |
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Destroyed on Cotentin Pens. [Peninsula] |
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77, 91, .709, 243 Germans |
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by 82nd A/B - 91, 243. |
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 The 82nd
AB engaged the German 77th
Infantry Division,
91st LL
(Luftlandivision),
709th
Infantry Division and 243rd
Infantry Division in combat and they
were declared destroyed by the end of the Normandy campaign. The
destruction of the 91 LL
and 243 ID was directly attributed to the 82nd AB
actions.
[Thanks to
Dale Johnson for added clarifications] |
