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90th Infantry Division
The 90th Infantry Division was activated 25 March 1942, shipped out to Europe on 23rd March 1944 and arrived in England on 5 April 1944. Some elements of the 90th saw action on 6 June 1944, D-Day, Utah Beach, Normandy, France. The rest of the Division entered combat 10 June.
The Division was immediately thrust into the fighting; cut across the Merderet and took Pont l'Abbe. In July they cleared Foret de Mont-Castre, known as Hill 122 and on the 27th they took Periers.
In August, the 90th crossed the Sarthe and was in the midst of the closing of the Falaise Gap. September they crossed France via Verdun and began the participation in the battle for Metz. Following the fall of Metz, the Division crossed the Moselle River at Koeningsmacker in early November.
By early December the Division had crossed the Saar River north of Saarlautern. When the German Ardennes Offensive began, the 90th Division setup in a defensive posture until early January, when they returned to the offensive. In February, they breached the Siegfried Line and continued across the Moselle to take Mainz in late March. They continued the advance, crossing the Rhine, Main and Werra rivers and moving to the Czech border. The 90th Infantry Division was en route to Prague when the VE Day ended World War II.
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 90th US Infantry Division in Normandy
90th Infantry Division in Western Europe
90th Infantry Division, The Bulge and Beyond
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90th Infantry Division Films
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90th Infantry Division
Invasion of Normandy Series
June 1944 - August 1944
$14.99
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90th Infantry Division
Liberation of Western Europe Series
September 1944 - December 1944
$14.99
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90th Infantry Division
Winter War: The Bulge and Beyond Series
December 1944 - March 1945
$19.99
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ETO Attachments
5 March 1944: Third Army
23 March 1944: Third Army
27 March 1944: VII Corps
19 June 1944: VIII Corps
30 July 1944: Third Army
1 August 1944: XV Corps, Third Army, 12th Army Group
17 August 1944: Third Army, 12th Army Group
25 August 1944: XV Corps, Third Army, 12th Army Group
26 August 1944: XX Corps
6 January 1945: III Corps
26 January 1945: VIII Corps
12 March 1945: XII Corps
WWII Campaigns
Normandy
Northern France
Ardennes-Alsace
Rhineland
Central Europe
WWII Units
357th Infantry
358th Infantry
359th Infantry
90th Reconnaissance Troop Mechanized
315th Engineer Combat Battalion
315th Medical Battalion
343d Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer)
344th Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer)
915th Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer)
345th Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzer)
790th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
90th Quartermaster Company
90th Signal Company
Military Police platoon
Headquarters Company
Band
Commanders
Brig Gen Jay W. McKelvie
Maj Gen Eugene M. Landrum
Brig Gen Raymond S. McLain
Maj Gen Raymond S. McLain
Brig Gen James A. Van Fleet
Maj Gen James A. Van Fleet
Maj Gen Lowell W. Rooks
Brig Gen Herbert L. Earnest
Combat Reels salutes the veterans of the 90th Infantry Division of World War II and their valuable contribution to U.S. military history.
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