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Lightning, The History Of The 78th Infantry Division

Lightning, The History Of The 78th Infantry Division CONTENTS FOREWORD vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix CHAPTER 1: PREPARATION FOR COMBAT 1 The Lightning Division in World War I — Reactivation At Camp Butner — Training Replacements — Carolina and Tennessee Maneuvers — Camp Pickett — Overseas — Bournemouth — France — Belgium — Up to The line! CHAPTER 2: ATTACK 23 The Jumpoff — Through The Minefields — Rollesbroich — Simmerath — Witzerath — Bickerath — Patrols In The Hurtgen — First Attack On Kesternich — Paratroop Alarms CHAPTER 3: CRACKING The SIEGFRIED LINE 59 Christmas and New Year's in The Snow — Winter Patrols — The First Reinforcements — Ardennes Offensive — Rescue of Kesternich Survivors — Pillbox Warfare — The Second Attack — Seizure of Kesternich — Lightning's Medal of Honor — Drive To The South — Konzen — Eicherscheid — Dedenborn — Crossing of The Roer — In to Ruhrberg CHAPTER 4: THE BATTLE FOR THE DAM 93 Attack Plan — Schwammenauel Dam, Key to Allied Crossing of The Roer — Night Attack — Strauch — Steckenborn — Woffelsbach — Barracks Area — Struggle for Schmidt — Kommerscheid — Harscheidt — Hasenfeld — Seizure of The Dam — Engineers Probe for Demolitions CHAPTER 5: The COLOGNE PLAI

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