Bad Onnen WTO (id:#63144)

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Schmidt, Germany 1944-11-04 (8 others)

Overview:

The 89th Infantry Division was in the process of being relieved by the 272nd Volksgrenadier Division. Battalion II/1055th Regiment, commanded by Captain Onnen, had not completed its move and was in the area of Strauch when the American attack began. The battalion was ordered to hold its position and await orders. The division ordered it to attack Schmidt along the axis of the Strauch Road on the morning of 4 November. The German attack initially came across the open ground from the south, then the southwest, and eventually from the west. The attack hit the right flank of K and left flank of I Companies.

Defender: American (3rd Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division)  

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