95th Division Artillery (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 4to, 164 pgs, endpaper maps, illustrations, portraits, roster. Original red decorative cover with embossed titles with gilt emblem. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Covers are rubbed and soiled; corners worn, spine end shipped. Interior with inked name of former unit member on front endpaper; else pages clean and tight. With photos and Veterans Administration paperwork related to former owner laid in. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The 95th Artillery Division entered combat near Trevieres in October 1944 and quickly became identified with the battle for Metz. After Metz, the division drove toward the Saar, crossing into Germany on November 28. The ensuing Saarlautern Bridgehead Battles — fighting through pillboxes, fortified cellars, and interlocking defensive positions — continued until the division was relieved in mid-December. Returning to the offensive in early 1945, the division moved to Holland and then back to Germany, crossing the Rhine and advancing into the Ruhr. Its wartime identity remained closely tied to Metz — one of the most methodically reduced fortified cities in the Western Front campaign.…