29th Infantry Division cut edge

29th Infantry Division GREEN BACK cut edge Patch. original, WW2. The 29th arrived on the front for the first time on June 6, 1944, during the Normandy landings, on Omaha Beach. It is then the 116th Infantry Regiment which will fight alongside regiments of the 1st Infantry Division and the 2d Infantry Division. Faced with heavy fire from trained and seasoned enemies, and what is more, almost unscathed despite the bombardments preceding the landing, the GIs succeeded in setting up a bridgehead and securing the town of Isigny on June 9 (three days later). late). The division will then advance in the direction of Saint-Lô, which will arrive in the hands of the Allies on July 18. The battle and capture of Vire on August 8, 1944, the losses, one hundred and eight killed and four missing in the battle1. The division then took the course of Brest2 where it took part in its assault from August 25 to September 18. After a deserved rest, the division was assigned to defensive positions, notably at Teveren-Geilenkirchen in Germany, until October when it took part in the Battle of Aix-la-Chapelle. On November 16, the 29th Infantry Division left for the Ruhr, then defended the sector from December 8, 1944 to February 23, 1945. In March, the division remained inactive and rested. In April, the 116th infantry regiment participated in the capture of the Ruhr and then advanced to the Elbe to defend until May 4. Meanwhile, the 175th Infantry Regiment took care of Kloetze Forest. After Victory in Europe (Victory in Europe or V-E Day), the division will remain on stand-by in the enclave of Bremen.