At that time the 275th and 276th Infantry Regiments of the 70th Division were committed to halt the German advance, re-take Wingen and free the American GIs. A 70th Infantry Division GI batters down a door in Wingen, France. Remembering the Battle of the Bulge on 70th anniversary. The Battle of the Bulge; The Battle for Omaha Beach: The Men of the D-Day Invasion; ... 100th Infantry Division: The “Sons of Bitche” ... and 70th—were rushed up from the south—sans artillery and support units—and turned into “task forces” to plug the numerous gaps and weak points in the Seventh Army’s lines. "A brand new American infantry division, the 70th Trailblazer, was revealed on February 23 to be spearheading the Seventh Army drive into Germany, south of Saarbrucken. And it is a work in progress. The three infantry regiments of the 70th Infantry Division, the 274th, 275th and 276th, landed at Marseille, France, 10–15 December 1944, and were formed into Task Force Herren under command of deputy division commander, Thomas W. Herren, before the arrival of the remainder of the division … This week marks the 60th anniversary of the conclusion of Battle of the Bulge. St Vith and the 106th Division In the Bulge; My Battle of the Bulge – Before and Beyond; On the Way to the Bulge; I was a part of Task Force Ezell; Proximity Fuse use to the Prior BoB; On our Way to the Bulge; Battle of the Bulge Plus 70; Counterattack at Moircy Victories by the 87th Infantry Division in towns outside of Bastogne at Libramont, St. Hubert, Moircy, Pironpre, and Tillet "broke the back" of the German counteroffensive and liberated Bastogne, critically important in winning the Battle of the Bulge, assesses historian Kaidy. Retracing Dad's steps in Battle of the Bulge. 80th Division Takes Heights in Ardennes; From the Bulge to the Elbe; We Gotta Go ! The house-to-house fighting in the Alsatian village would prove a horrific introduction to close-quarters fighting for the soldiers of two American infantry regiments that had just arrived in the European Theater of Operations. By John ... in May 1944.He was assigned to the 70th Division, known as the "Trailblazers." The 70th Division participated in the Ardennes Counteroffensive (also called the Battle of the Bulge), the Rhineland Campaign, and the Central Europe Campaign. ... (Battle of the) Bulge hit, our division was ordered to St. Vith," in ... was a platoon leader for the 48 th Armored Infantry Battalion. A notable soldier in the 70th Infantry Division was Second Lieutenant Richard Lee McClintock (1921-1944), who served in the 276th Infantry Regiment. Welcome to Wesley Johnston's (somewhat reluctant) Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Offensive) web page, part of the 7th Armored Division web site.For now, this is primarily a link page, a focal point for Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Offensive) information on the web. On December 31, 1944, 2nd Battalion of the elite 6th Mountain Division attacked Wingen-sur-Moder in Alsace Lorraine and took some 200 POWs, members of the 45th Division.