Assault Across the Sauer, Offensive, Deliberate Assault, River Crossing
Abstract
On 7 February 1945, the 80th Infantry Division began crossing the Sauer River in the allies offensive against the German homeland. German forces, having been thwarted in the Battle of the Bulge, were in poor shape both in personnel and equipment and offered little resistance to the crossing. The Sauer River itself became the 80th Division's more substantial foe. Swollen to twice its normal width and with currents of as much as seventeen miles per hour, the Sauer extracted a high toll in men and material. The assault had been underway three days before the first bridge was in place. The division objective was secured fourteen days after the operation was begun. The Fourth Armored Division then passed through the 80th and the race to the Rhine was on. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 23, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA163876
Entities
People
- Chris Bolles
- Erdal Ceylanoglu
- James H Davis
- John Carley
- Kenneth Chelf
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College