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Official unit history for 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (April 1943-July 1945) in World War II. Unit served in Italy and Northwest Europe as part of the 82nd Airborne Division. Originally published in France in 1945. Originally reprinted by Battery Press in 1977, this is a 2nd Battery Press reprint edition done in hard cover.
"Ross Carter was one of only three men in his platoon of paratroopers to survive the war. From Anzio to the final days of the Nazi juggernaut, he and his comrades in the 504th Parachute Infantry were hurled into one inferno after another, displaying unmatched bravery in the face of death. Now Ross Carter brings these extraordinary men to life, soldiers from all walks of life: farm boys, millionaires' spoiled brats, white-collar men, factory workers, ex-cons and hoboes... all joined together to take supreme risks in a new and unexplored frontier of war. Here is an eyewitness participant's account of men who fought the enemy to a standstill in bloody battles across Europe-- "devils in baggy pants" whose unswerving heroism turned the tide during the darkest days of World War II." -- Back cover.
Story of an group of airmen of the 82nd Airborne Divison.
Drawing on many oral and unpublished written accounts from veterans of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Phil Nordyke brings the history of the regiment to life, conveying with remarkable immediacy and power what it was like to be there. This is history as it was lived by the men of the 504th, from their pre-war coming of age in the regiment, through the end of World War II, when they marched in the Victory Parade down Fifth Avenue in New York. The 504th earned three bronze stars for their parachute wings, one for each of their combat jumps.
“An excellent read for anyone interested in men at war, as well as for students of the airborne operations, the Italian Campaign, and the war in Europe” (The NYMAS Review). Upon the completion of the Sicily and Salerno Campaigns in 1943, the paratroopers of Col. Reuben Tucker’s 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment were among the first Allied troops to enter Naples—a ghost town at first sight. The residents soon expressed their joy at being liberated. Four weeks later, the 504th—upon the special request of Gen. Mark Clark—spearheaded Fifth Army’s drive through the notorious Volturno Valley—the Germans’ next stand. January 1944 seemed to promise a period of rest, but the landing at Anzio meant deployment for the paratroopers again, this time by ship. A bombing raid during their beach landing was a forecast of eight weeks of bitter fighting. Holding the right flank of the beachhead along the Mussolini Canal, the paratroopers earned their nickname “Devils in Baggy Pants” for their frontline incursions into enemy lines, as well as their stubborn defense of the Allied salient. In this work, H Company’s attachment to the British 5th Grenadier Guards—and the Victoria Cross action of Maj. William Sidney—are painted in comprehensive light for the first time. The story of honorary member of the 504th PIR, Italian veteran Antonio Taurelli, is also included. Using war diaries, personal journals, letters, and interviews with nearly eighty veterans, an up-close view of the 504th PIR in the Fifth Army’s Italy Campaign is here in unsurpassed detail. From the author of two previous works on the 504th PIR, The Battle of the Bridges and Blocking Kampfgruppe Peiper, this book shows that the Italian theater was second to none in terms of grueling combat, courage against formidable odds, and an extremely expert enemy.