Behzat Bilgic
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 59
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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. (Author).