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12-043 Garand Picture of the Day -75th Div. cross the Rhine River
American soldiers of 75th Div. cross the Rhine River on a pontoon bridge during the Allied drive towards Berlin.
On 24 March, elements crossed the Rhine in the wake of the 30th and 79th Divisions. Pursuance of the enemy continued as the 75th cleared the Haard Forest, 1 April, crossed the Dortmund-Ems Canal on the 4th, and cleared the approaches to Dortmund, which fell to the 95th Division, 13 April. After taking Herdecke, 13 April, the Division moved to Braumbauer for rest and rehabilitation, then took over security and military government duties in Westphalia.
Location: Germany
Date taken: 1945
Photographer: William Vandivert
American GI speaking w. fellow soldiers crowded atop a tank who are on their way towards the front lines during the Allied drive on Berlin.
Location:Homborn, Germany
Date taken: 1945
Photographer: William Vandivert
75th inf Div in WW2
Casualties
Days in Combat: 94.
Killed In Action: 817.
Wounded In Action: 3,314.
Died of Wounds: 111.
Missing: 96
Non-Battle Casualties: 4,062
Total Casualties: 8,016
Percent of T/O Strength: 56.9
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