Battle Analysis: The Saar River Crossing

Abstract

At 0630 hours 22 February 1945, the 301st and 302nd Inf Regiments of the 94th Inf Div conducted a hasty river crossing across the Saar River between Taben and Stadt under the cover of smoke. By 24 February 1945, both regiments had crossed and secured a bridgehead one and a half miles deep, allowing for the rapid crossing of tanks, tank destroyers, and motor vehicles over a single treadway bridge in the vicinity of Taben. With the crossing, the XX (US) Corps was assured the capture of Trier, a key communications center in Western Germany.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1984
Accession Number
ADA163871

Entities

People

  • Behzat Bilgic
  • Bobby Lumho
  • Charles Jurgensen
  • Felix Banis
  • James H. Crawford
  • Michael Maples
  • Robert Mannino
  • Stanley Evans
  • Thomas Ellis
  • Willian Larson

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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  • Biomedical
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  • Human Systems
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  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
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  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Indirect Fire
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Tactics
  • Reconnaissance
  • River Crossings
  • Second World War
  • Training
  • Warfare

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