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71st Infantry Division - Crossing of the Rhine River

Once the relieve of the 100th Infantry Division was almost completed, the "Red Circle" maintained its defensive positions. Activity was confined to patrolling. Reconnaissance groups probed enemy positions and located

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71st Infantry Division - From Camp Old Gold to the Skyline Drive

Toward the end of the stay at Camp Old Gold, General Eisenhower paid a brief visit to the division, and on March 6 the regiments boarded the disreputable old "40 and 8" cars at Yerville for the trip out. Bails of straw

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Topics: ww2, 71st Infantry Division, 71st Infantry Division WWII, Skyline Drive