Hitdorf

On 6 April 1945, the first wave of the 82nd Airborne Division crossed the Rhine in boats and immediately made contact with the enemy. Under heavy fire and faced with a minefield, the troopers fought toward their assigned objectives and …

1945-04-06

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On 6 April 1945, the first wave of the 82nd Airborne Division crossed the Rhine in boats and immediately made contact with the enemy. Under heavy fire and faced with a minefield, the troopers fought toward their assigned objectives and managed to reach Hitdorf. As the paratroopers were fortifying their position, the 330th Grenadier Regiment and elements of the 3rd Fallschirmjäger Division launched a counterattack. The first attack was broken less than fifty yards from the perimeter but the second attack started with an artillery barrage. As the Axis tanks and infantry closed in, the paratroopers were forced to withdraw to the beach and back across the Rhine. The paratroopers had only lost nine men compared with the enemy’s 150, but the American troopers felt like it was a mini Dunkirk because they were forced to retreat before they could divert enemy forces from the more important sector upstream.

Hitdorf, Germany

The 504th Infantry Regiment, originally the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, is an airborne forces regiment of the United States Army, part of the 82nd Airborne Division, with a long and distinguished history. The regiment was first formed in mid-1942 during World War II as part of the 82nd Airborne Division and saw service in Sicily, Italy, Anzio, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

Wikipedia: 504th Infantry Regiment (United States)

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